Indian Muslims don't need Modi's certificate of patriotism: Khurshid

September 22, 2014 09:29

Former Union minister Salman Khurshid hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his comments on the Muslims and said that the community in India doesn't need a certificate from him to prove its patriotism, reports CNN-IBN.

Khurshid said, "It's as if Modi just discovered that Muslims are patriotic. They need not be given a certificate. They fought in the independence struggle together."

On the question on Al Qaeda head Ayman al Zawahiri issuing a video and his message to Muslims in India, Modi said in an interview to CNN's Fareed Zakaria, "My understanding is that they are doing injustice towards the Muslims of our country. If anyone thinks Indian Muslims will dance to their tune, they are delusional. Indian Muslims will live for India, they will die for India - they will not want anything bad for India."

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