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Muslims who want Jinnah's portrait in AMU insulting their forefathers: Singh

They are Indians today because of their forefathers, the minister of state for external affairs said in a social media post.

New Delhi: Wading into the Jinnah row, Union minister V.K. Singh on Sunday said those Muslims, who supported the presence of Pakistan founder’s portrait in the Aligarh Muslim University, were insulting their forefathers, who had rejected his ideology.

They are Indians today because of their forefathers, the minister of state for external affairs said in a social media post. A controversy has erupted over the presence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s portrait in the AMU, with BJP leaders demanding that it be removed. A picture of the man responsible for India’s division cannot be accepted in a public-funded institution, they have said.

( Source : Agencies )
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