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Country will not succeed till minorities will suffer: Tharoor
Feb-07-2019

In a bid to woo minorities ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Sashi Tharoor said the country cannot progress so long as its minorities continue to suffer. Addressing the AICC minority department national convention, Tharoor said that ‘we will not prosper till you (minorities) continue to suffer, the county will not succeed’. He said that BJP wants to build a caste and religion based country. Unlike the Congress, the BJP mindset is that the country is a Hindu-owned place and everyone else is a guest.

The Congress MP said that ‘the 2019 elections is significant, I am fearful, that the idea of India, which is all about tolerance and acceptance of others, will die out if BJP returns to power. We have to protect the idea of India by voting for Congress’.

Tharoor heaped praise on party president Rahul Gandhi for his inclusive brand of politics. He said that ‘He is a true Hindu and his mantra of Hinduism believes that everyone is equal. The day-long AICC convention was held at the city's Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. The Congress minority cell represents Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains.

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