Why Modi’s ‘burkha of secularism’ is an apt description

Let us, for argument’s sake, accept that Narendra Modi‘s “puppy” and “burkha of secularism” statements were communally insensitive and inappropriate. I am not sure about the puppy analogy, since it can be subject to varied interpretations, but the “burkha” reference was certainly entirely appropriate in the context of what the BJP has been alleging all along about pseudo-secularism, especially when it comes to giving Muslims a free pass into the secular club.

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