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Salman Khurshid's Nainital home vandalised, over content of his new book

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: November 15, 2021 8:28 PM

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Congress leader Salman Khurshid's home in Nainital was vandalised on Monday amid uproar over his new book where he has compared 'Hindutva' to radical Islam.
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Asked to comment on the incident, DGI (Kumaun) Neelesh Anand was quoted as saying, 'Rakesh Kapil and 20 others have been booked. Strict action will be taken against perpetrators.'
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'I have said [in my book] that people who do such things do not belong to the Hindu religion. The Hindu religion is a beautiful religion that has given a fantastic culture to this country and I am proud of it. This attack is not on me but on the Hindu religion,' Khurshid told news agency ANI on Monday.
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Sharing pictures and videos of the incident, Khurshid wrote on Facebook, 'I hoped to open these doors to my friends who have left this calling card. Am I still wrong to say this cannot be Hinduism?'
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In one of the videos Khurshid shared on social media, a man can be seen trying to extinguish a fire at the Congress leader's Nainital home.
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'So such is debate now. Shame is too ineffective a word. Besides I still hope that we can reason together one day and agree to disagree if not more,' Khurshid added.
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Pictures shared by Khurshid on Facebook also show smashed windowpanes and a charred door at his residence in Nainital.
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One video also shows a group of people waving a BJP flag standing around a fire and chanting slogans of 'Jai Shri Ram'.
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