‘Not patriotic’: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut slams controversy around the name ‘INDIA’
alliance. However, since the name of opposition alliance has become a “Our civilisational conflict is pivoted around India and Bharat.
The British named our country as India. We must strive to free ourselves from colonial legacies." Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had tweeted on Tuesday.
The tweet by Sarma got a reply from former party colleague and Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh. Ramesh wrote on Twitter, “Is the Assam CM having a surplus of sour grapes in his mouth? His new mentor, Mr.
Modi, gave us Skill India, Start-up India and Digital India—all new names for ongoing programmes. He’s asked CMs of different states to work together as ‘Team India’.
He even made an appeal to Vote India!" The senior Congress leader also said that Sarma was fine with the Prime Minister using the term India, but when 26 opposition parties called their formation INDIA, he throws a fit and argues that it reflects a 'colonial mindset'.
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