Be it Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Abdul Hamid, or Abdul Kalam Azad, these all are Indians for us," Modi said in the Lok Sabha. "I had the privilege of touching Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's feet when I was young," he said. Referring to Congress icon Jawaharlal Nehru, he said the former prime minister wanted to defend minorities in then West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). I want to ask the Congress," Modi said. Congress replied saying Modi's address was one that was between "stand-up comedy" and "rank communalism," adding the Indian prime minister should apologize for "misleading" the country by quoting Nehru "out of context."

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 07, 2020 05:15 UTC