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Hamid Ansari Cites Nehru on Right-Wing Communalism, Sparking Backlash From BJP and Clerics

Summary by India Today
A political controversy has erupted following remarks made by former Vice President Hamid Ansari during the A.G. Noorani Memorial Lecture in New Delhi. Citing an observation attributed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Ansari stated that the greater danger facing India was Hindu right-wing communalism rather than communism, while highlighting emerging challenges to civic nationalism. The Bharatiya Janata Party condemned the remarks as unfortunate and anti-Hi…

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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday attacked former Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari's statement on Hindu right-wing communalism. VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal accused Ansari of having "anti-Hindu, Nehruvian, and fundamentalist thinking." Bansal said Ansari should "look in the mirror" of his public life before calling India's majority Hindu community a threat to the country. The statement came after an event held at the India …

·Bhopal, India
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realindia.exposed broke the news on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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