Intolerance remark: Cong accuses Modi of 'doublespeak'
November 13, 2015  15:40
While the PM takes a morning walk with British PM David Cameron around Chequers, this is what's been happening at home.


The Congress today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying his remark that intolerance will not be accepted in any part of the country is "doublespeak" as he is a tacit "endorser" and nothing prevented him from taking action against hotheads within BJP.


"It is important to remind the Prime Minister that he has neither condemned, nor acted upon number of incidents which involve his party colleagues, his ministers, the leaders of BJP and the RSS," senior Congress leader Anand Sharma told reporters.


Responding to a question at a press interaction in London, Modi had said, "India does not accept intolerance even if it is one or two or three incidents. But for a country of 125 crore people whether it is significant or not, it does not matter. For us every incident is serious. We do not tolerate it." Sharma said since Modi has not taken any action, the only inference or conclusion that can be drawn is that he is very much a tacit "endorser".


"It is his characteristic style and an exercise in hypocrisy and double speak," Sharma said while accusing Prime Minister of being intolerant to criticism itself.
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