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In an interview to India Abroad, published in the latest edition, he lamented that parties that are not co-operating for some narrow political objectives and interests fail to realise how their posture will affect the people's psychology.
He insisted that while no one could justify the violence in Gujarat that has claimed up to 1,000 lives so far, had political parties and the media been quick to condemn the Godhra massacre, the violent backlash might not have occurred.
He said the media coverage had failed to highlight the fact that 97 per cent of students gave their examinations after the disturbances or that out of 18,000 villages in the state, only a few were actually affected by the violence.
He disclaimed the view that the BJP was anti-secular, insisting that India would remain secular as long as the Hindu tradition is alive.
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