Veteran actor Annu Kapoor welcomed the Union Home Ministry's directive mandating the singing of all six verses of Vande Mataram before the national anthem, calling it a "wonderful decision".
Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao on Sunday backed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's call for "Hindu unity" that encompasses all inhabitants of India and originates from the nation's ancient culture.
Congress MP Imran Masood on Sunday criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remark that India, being a Hindu nation, will always have a Hindu Prime Minister.
BJP leader Nitish Rane criticised All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi's statement that one day a hijab-clad daughter will become India's Prime Minister, alleging that the Hindu nation will be transformed into an Islamic state if a burqa-clad woman becomes
BJP leaders on Saturday slammed AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi's controversial statement that one day a hijab-clad daughter will become the Prime Minister of India, framing his statement as divisive or unrealistic.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday responded to AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi's "hijab-clad woman as PM" statement, saying that even though it is constitutionally possible, India, being a Hindu nation, will see a Hindu person becoming the Prime Minister of the country.
BJP leader Nitesh Rane on Sunday reacted sharply to remarks made by AIMIM national spokesperson Waris Pathan on the upcoming mayoral and Municipal Corporation elections in Mumbai, saying that he might have forgotten that "he lives in a Hindu nation."
He asserted that India is a diverse nation and asked who Mohan Bhagwat is to dictate to the country. Raja noted that the RSS opposed the tricolour flag.
Reacting to the statement of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat that India is a "Hindu nation", All India Imam Association (AIIA) President Maulana Sajid Rashidi said that the day India becomes a Hindu rashtra, that day the Constitution will be over.
"The Sun rises in the east; we don't know since when this has been happening. So, do we need constitutional approval for that too? Hindustan is a Hindu nation. Whoever considers India their motherland appreciates Indian culture, as long as there is even one person alive on the land of Hin
"Yogi Arvind said that it is God's will for Sanatan Dharma to rise, and for the rise of Sanatan Dharma, the rise of the Hindu nation is inevitable. These are his words, and we see that today's world needs this vision. Therefore, we will have to first understand what Bharat is..." Bhagwat