New Delhi: Reacting to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who hit out at the LDF and UDF for not addressing the issue of ‘love jihad’ in Kerala, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said that love jihad is an absurdity as a proposition.
“Love Jihad is an absurdity as a proposition. Can anyone point to how many cases there have been that constitute so-called jihad” Tharoor told ANI.
He added: “This is pure communalism, poisonous rhetoric intended to polarise our people and opinions among communities. This kind of love jihad talk is foreign to us.”
Tharoor also said, “Why is the Centre busy intruding into our lives? Let people lead their private lives as they should. This is what our country and democracy ought to be all about. But politicians have given themselves the right to tell people what to wear, whom to love, how to eat, how and where to pray.”