The secularism bogey and the minority vote
Diverse, pluralistic, multi-religious India gives us all a unique Indian identity that precedes any narrow sectarian distinction. A country where every sixth citizen is a minority, whose conditions were elucidated in the Sachar Committee Report initiated by United Progressive Alliance-I, the morass has come back to haunt the UPA-II government. Inter-woven, intertwined with real India, a large section of the minority is part of the deprived majority. They barely survive the daily ordeal of making ends meet to lead a dignified existence.
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