Safer to Be 'a Cow Than a Muslim': Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said it was safer "to be a cow than a Muslim" at many places in India, remarks that may trigger a controversy.
New Delhi, July 22 (PTI) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said it was safer "to be a cow than a Muslim" at many places in India, remarks that may trigger a controversy.
Tharoor's remarks comes close on the heels of his "Hindu Pakistan" statement that invited criticism from his political opponents.
"Why BJP Ministers' claims about reduction in communal violence don't stand up to the facts: It seems safer in many places to be a cow than a Muslim," Tharoor wrote on Twitter.
He also posted the link of his article published on a news portal, which had the "cow-Muslim" remark.
The remarks also came days after 28-year-old Akbar Khan was lynched by a mob in Rajasthan's Alwar district on suspicion of cow smuggling. PTI SKC
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