This refers to the article, “Nothing divisive about this election manifesto” (April 9) by Rajesh Singh. The author has rightly questioned the legitimacy of the BJP-Narendra Modi-bashers for pouncing on a “passing mention” of the Ram temple issue in the party's manifesto. It does not matter to them that it was relegated to the ‘Cultural Heritage' segment towards the very end of the document, with the suggestion that constitutional possibilities will be explored to construct the temple. The despicable and reprehensible mindset of the critics unmistakably stands out.
Similarly, the promise to accommodate persecuted Hindus is a natural and inevitable corollary of the partition of India. At that time, Hindus constituted a sizeable part of the population in Pakistan, but due to persecution and targeted tyranny, their numbers have drastically come down to a few per cent in both Pakistan and Bangladesh. Where can these persecuted people go if not to India, their original motherlandIJ