New Delhi: Muslims have inhabited India for years, they are part of its soil. There is such a large population of Muslims in the country that India couldn’t be imagined without Muslims. Former union minister and MP Mani Shankar Aiyar told this during an iftar party hosted by Social Democratic Party of India.
He said joint culture is the identity of India and Muslims are also part of it. On the occasion, he lamented the changing political scenario and hate politics. He said some forces have come to power who want that the secular country becomes a Hindu Rashtra. He stressed the need for a united effort to stop them. He urged all secular forces to sink their differences and join hands to combat those anti-secular forces. He stressed the need for Dalit, tribal and Muslim unity to change the present scenario.