Congress objects to 'Namaste'

June 29, 2015 15:02

Namaste is the new acronym for the north-east states -- Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, Sikkim, Tripura, etc -- coined by Assam governor, Padmanabha Acharya, who uses the word while referring to the seven sisters, the north-east, during his speeches.

Congress leaders have objected to 'namaste' as they feel it may hurt religious sentiments in a predominantly Christian region, but Acharya is in no mood to relent.

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