Days after row over Naseeruddin Shah's remarks, Rajnath Singh says no country in the world as tolerant as India
6 years ago

Days after row over Naseeruddin Shah's remarks, Rajnath Singh says no country in the world as tolerant as India

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Rajnath Singh made the remarks two days after actor Naseeruddin Shah had expressed concern over “intolerance” in the country. Lucknow: Rebuffing allegations that intolerance was rising in the country, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday no nation in the world is as tolerant as India. Singh made the remarks two days after actor Naseeruddin Shah had expressed concern over “intolerance” in the country while referring to the killing of a policeman in a mob violence, triggered by alleged cow slaughter, in Bulandshahr earlier this month. Singh, who was in Lucknow to attend the 114th foundation day of King George’s Medical University, told reporters, “The tolerance that exists in India, I don’t think can be found in any corner of the world.” “India is the only country in the world where people from various prominent religions co-exist peacefully… They have contributed in making India empowered, self-reliant and prosperous and will continue to do so,” he added.

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'India most tolerant country in the world': Home Minister dismisses allegations of 'rising bigotry'
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'India most tolerant country in the world': Home Minister dismisses allegations of 'rising bigotry'

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday dismissed the allegations about rising intolerance in the country and claimed that there was no nation in the world as tolerant as India. "The tolerance that exists in India, I don't think that it can be found in any corner of the world," the home minister told media at the Singh, the 114th …

No nation in world as tolerant as India,' says Rajnath Singh
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No nation in world as tolerant as India,' says Rajnath Singh

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Lucknow: Rebuffing allegations that intolerance was rising in the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said there was no nation in the world as tolerant as India. Singh, who was in Lucknow to attend the 114th foundation day of King George's Medical University, told reporters: "The tolerance that exists in India, I don't think that it can be …

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