BJP not doing much for minorities: Sudheendra Kulkarni

July 23, 2013 09:05

Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader and key LK Advani aide has hit out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his 'Hindu nationalist' and 'burqa' remarks. Talking to CNN-IBN, he has warned that the BJP and the RSS are making a mistake by not reaching out to Muslims.

Speaking on Modi's 'burqa of secularism' remark against the Congress, Kulkarni said, "I tweeted that day that it was the most inappropriate comment to have been made by a leader of national stature because after all, we should be sensitive.

One may or may not like that some people wear a particular costume, that's not an issue, it's their right and to use burqa in a particular context associated with secularism is inappropriate." He also said that Modi's 'Hindu nationalist' remark was not acceptable.

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