Wanted to raise concern about secularism: Judge who skipped PM's dinner

April 04, 2015 19:54

Supreme Court Judge Justice Kurian Joseph, who has raised objections with Chief Justice of India H L Dattu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over holding of a three-day long judges conference during holy weekend for Christians, said he only wanted to raise the "serious concern" about secularism in India.

"I only wanted to raise the serious concern -- the future of secularism in this great country -- which required consideration of appropriate authorities. Nothing personal between me or anybody (on this issue). But I am sad that it has been projected wrongly by a section of media, missing the core issue," he said.

Justice Joseph has declined to attend the PM's dinner for top judges on the ground that the event and the ongoing judges' conference clashed with Good Friday and Easter weekend.

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