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VHP, Bajrang Dal slam Advani's remark

Criticising Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani for his remark that India can never be converted into a Hindu nation, the Bajrang Dal on Tuesday said it was an 'insult' to Hindus who constitute 85 per cent of the country's population.

In a statement, Bajrang Dal national convenor Prakash Sharma said, "India was a Hindu state, it is a Hindu state and it will remain a Hindu state in future."

"We do not want certificates from any Advani or Atal on this issue," he added.

Replying to an adjournment motion on the Gujarat issue in Lok Sabha on Monday, Advani said India can never be converted into a Hindu state and the people would neither condone communal violence nor tolerate pseudo-secularism.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad also made a scathing attack on Advani over his remarks that India would never be a Hindu state, saying the deputy prime minister was ignorant about Hindutava and his statement smacked of 'pseudo-secularism'.

"Advani does not know about Hindutava. Hindutava itself is synonymous with secularism," VHP president Vishnu Hari Dalmiya said.

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