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A non-committal Singh appraised the delegation of the initiatives already introduced by the Government. He pointed out to the controversial Sachar Committee evaluating the number of Muslims in all Governmental sections including the Armed Forces and said India was committed to address the genuine problems of Muslims and also provide equitable opportunities for their economic and educational advancement.
The troubling nature is the questioning of India’s decision to vote against Iran in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) when there have been repeated clarifications on why India voted the way it did. The troubling nature is not the questioning of the vote but the basis of it being a communal tone. This is what the Congress President Sonia Gandhi referred to when she accused her communist allies of communalism foreign policy. The communists have incessantly argued that India should vote for Iran because of its Muslim population and not based on its national security and strategic interests.
Although the Imam and delegation left without clear promises from Singh, his brother managed to pick up a fight with a television-journalist on his way out. If not for the intervention of fellow journalists, the victim may have been severely beaten up. |
