India vs Bharat row: Govt rejects speculation as ‘just rumours’, says ‘clearly showing mindset’
Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, got into a huddle and attacked the government, a government booklet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia for the 20th ASEAN-India Summit referred to him as ‘Prime Minister of Bharat’. Between the allegations and attacks, Union Minister Anurag Thakur told The Indian Express that these were just rumours but this “clearly shows their mindset" towards the name ‘Bharat’ and how they are against ‘Bharat’. “I think these are just rumours which are taking place.
All I want to say is that anyone who objects to the word Bharat clearly shows the mindset," he was quoted as saying. On the G20 dinner invite which mentions ‘President of Bharat’, Anurag Thakur said, “Bharat ke Rashtrapati [the President of Bharat]… toh unhone likh diya [so they she wrote] President of Bharat. So what? It is no big deal.
Earlier too you have seen several invites being sent out in the name of Bharat Sarkar. Where is the problem?" “I am a minister of Bharat Sarkar, many news channels also have Bharat in their name. Why should anyone object to Bharat, who are these people who are allergic to the name Bharat.
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