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Mani Shankar Aiyar equates Modi with Hitler
Tuesday March 05, 2013 01:45:55 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Continuing his tirade against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi,
senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar equated him with Hitler
and stated that his divisive policies will prove detrimental to
India's composite culture.
"Modi is adopting same policies which
Hitler pursued in Germany in 1930s. He is a snake and dangerous
for India's unity and stability," Aiyar said at a book launch
function at the India Islamic Centre Monday night. Minority
Affairs Minister K Rehman Khan released a book entitled "Muslims
most civilised, yet not enough," written by Dr Javed Jamil.
The function was attended by Congress leader Rashid Masood, Jamait
Leader Maulana Mehmood Madni while Islamic Centre chief Sirajuddin
Quershi presided over the function.
Aiyar rubbished Modi's claim that Muslims in Gujarat voted for
Modi in the recently held assembly elections. "What is so big
about it. Even Jews voted for Hitler and yet they were persecuted
by him," Aiyar said.
The former minister said that Modi cannot escape blame for the
2002 riots in Gujarat, in which several thousand people were
killed. He said that vast majority of people in India reject
"communal and divisive" policies of the BJP. India's strength is
in its secular character and its because of this that India is
highly respected in the international community.
He also challenged Modi's claim that his state has achieved eight
percent growth. It is not only Gujarat, but five other states,
including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and other states which recorded
high growth, he said.
He said that during the 11th plan period, India achieved eight per
cent growth notwithstanding the difficult international economic
situation.
Rehman Khan highlighted socio-economic problems of Muslims and
said that a lot needed to be done to improve their living
standards. He said that Islam is against violence and terror. A
handful of people malign the entire community on the basis of some
stray incidents, he stated.
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