Najma Heptullah clarifies her stand on Hindi-Hindu confusion
Heptullah said her words were misinterpreted and what she said is Hindi and not Hindu.
"I said we are Indians, that is our nationality. I used the world Hindi, H I N D I because it is an Arabic word. I did not say H I N D U - Hindu. I said it outside the Parliament also," said the union minister.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Tariq Anwar flayed Heptullah saying "it is unfortunate if she has said something like this to remain as a minister." "It is reprehensible and especially when she says she is from the family of Maulana Azad," said Anwar.
Earlier, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat had urged the Hindus to unite by breaking caste barriers and had harped on a Hindutva identity for the nation.
Bhagwat said Hiduvta is the identity of the nation owing to the cultural practices of India.
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