When HE joined politics partymen speculated that the presence of a young member of Indias most famous political family would reinvigorate the partys political fortunes among Indias youthful population. In his first interview with foreign media, HE portrayed himself as an uniter of the country and condemned divisive politics in India, saying that HE would try to reduce caste and religious tensions.Whereas, In a candid conversation with US ambassador Mr.Roemer, HE said that he believes Hindu extremists pose a greater threat to his country than Muslim militants. HE referred specifically to more-polarising figures in the BJP. Also responding to the ambassadors query about the activities in the region by the Islamist militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), HE said there was evidence of some support for the group among certain elements in Indias indigenous Muslim population. In a response to this, the BJP heavily criticised him for his statements. BJP slammed him saying that his language was a bigger threat to India, dividing the people of the country on communal grounds. After the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, at a Madhya Pradesh election rally in Indore, HE claimed that a police officer has told him that Pakistan’s ISI was trying to recruit disgruntled riot-affected youngsters. However, the district administration, the UP state government, the Union Home Ministry, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) denied any such development. This remark drew heavy criticism from various political outifts such as BJP, SP, CPI and JD(U). Congresss Jairam Ramesh said HE needed to apologize to the Muslim community for this remark. In reply to the ECIs show-cause notice to explain why action should not be initiated against HIM for violating the Model Code of Conduct, The BJP also asked the government to explain why HE, who holds no post in the government, is being briefed by intelligence officers on important security issues. On 27 September 2013, HE embarrassed his party by openly criticizing Prime Minister of India and his government. In 2004, HE told the press that he had a girlfriend Veronique Cartelli, an Italian architect who lives in Venezuela.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:14:19 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015