It refers to unnecessary self-targeting controversy created by Congress on Union Defense Minister following past practice when he performed puja in France before boarding the first time inducted famous Raffle war-plane according to ancient Indian traditions. It is a well known fact often visible on TV screens that coconut is traditionally broken before induction of war-ships in Indian Navy according to Hindu traditions even before BJP came into power at the center.
Secularism does not mean to be a religion-less nation. India with majority Hindu community must follow Hindu traditions in government-working to respect religious sentiments of majority community especially after division of the country at time of independence on religious ground.
Congress with fast losing acceptability amongst masses should in its own interest must not react on every thing just to exhibit is pseudo-secular character to pose itself as a secular party. Such attitude of certain Congress leaders has deprived India from a strong national party which is a necessity for democratic form of governance.
India can never forget great insult done because of the then Congress government when Indian delegation was not allowed to participate in Organization of Islamic Cooperation Plenary at Rabat in the year 1969 when the then Indian government sent a high-level Indian delegation just for appeasement of Muslim votes.
SUBHASH CHANDRA AGRAWAL