How we are losing our Indian-ness to caste & religion

Hasan SuroorTIMESOFINDIA.COM
Aug 28, 2023 | 18:41 IST

The cause of social justice in India will be better served if it is approached as a national rather than a sectional issue

In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi coined a new slogan: "corruption, quit India", "appeasement, quit India" and "dynasty, quit India" — vowing to rid the country of what he called the "three evils" that stand in the way of progress.

Notwithstanding its somewhat awkward formulation and thinly-veiled politically partisan tone, nobody is likely to quibble with it. Few things have done more damage to Indian polity and undermined democratic accountability than a political culture driven by the trio of ‘evils’ flagged by the prime minister.
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