Basavaraj Bommai asked Siddaramaiah whether he was a ‘Dravidian’ or an ‘Aryan’.
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- Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on 28 May asked Siddaramaiah to state whether he was a Dravidian or an Aryan.
- Siddaramaiah said on May 27 that RSS is not an organization of Native Indians.
- Siddaramaiah said that Dravid is the real native of this country
Following Siddaramaiah’s ‘Aryan’ taunt in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday (May 28) asked the Congress leader to specify whether he is a Dravidian or an Aryan.
Basavaraj Bommai said, “Let the leader of the opposition Siddaramaiah first declare whether he is a Dravidian or an Aryan.”
What was Siddaramaiah’s reply to Bommai?
Siddaramaiah on Friday (May 27) said that the RSS is not an organization of native Indians and Dravidians are the real natives of this country.
“This RSS… are they native Indians? We are silent because we didn’t want to raise certain things. Are Aryans from this country? Are (RSS) Dravidians? We should go to the roots,” Siddaramaiah said.
On Siddaramaiah’s remark that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot be compared with former Prime Minister Nehru, Bommai said, “Yes it is true. Modi cannot be compared with Nehru because when China attacked India, Nehru was no one.” Failed to take strict action. The country lost a part of its territory to China. But when China tried to violate Indian borders, Modi remained strong and took strict action. Modi did not compromise with Pakistan. Modi has maintained Indian unity and integrity. Modi has made India strong. He certainly cannot be compared to Nehru.”
(with ANI inputs)
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