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Ansari cites Nehru warning on Hindu right-wing threat, BJP counters with anti-Hindu charge

Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari invoked Nehru's warning that Hindu right-wing communalism, not communism, endangers India, prompting a BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha rebuttal accusing Congress of anti-Hindu politics.

Ansari referenced Jawaharlal Nehru's historic comment that the real danger to India stems from Hindu right-wing communalism, citing AG Noorani's book on the RSS. He linked this to current concerns about communal tensions. The BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha responded by highlighting what it called Congress's anti-Hindu stance and recalling Rahul Gandhi's earlier remarks on Hindu groups and terrorism. The exchange underscores a sharp partisan clash over communal narratives.

Why it matters

The clash reveals how historical narratives are weaponized in India's current partisan battle over communal identity.

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