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Indian Muslims are patriots says Rajnath Singh
Indian Muslims are patriots says Rajnath Singh Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said if the neighbouring country stops supporting terrorists, the overall security situation in South Asia will improve significantly.
Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said if the neighbouring country stops supporting terrorists, the overall security situation in South Asia will improve significantly.
"Indian Muslims are patriots and are not swayed by fundamentalist ideologies. Extremism is alien to their nature," he said adding that even the dreaded terror outfit ISIS had failed to attract them. Most terrorist activities in Indian are sourced across the borders and it is unfortunate that Pakistan and its associates find it difficult to understand that there are no "good terrorists and bad terrorists".
Inaugurating an international conference on counter terrorism the Union home minister said, “India has been a victim of cross-border terrorism for the last several decades. Terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad patronized by those across the border have inflicted several acts of terror on the Indian soil. There are several instances of such proxies being used in other parts of the world.”
Singh said the menace of terrorism is greatly amplified in today's digital world adding that India was a country proud of all its diversity and has the second largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia. "India is home to all 73 firqas of Muslims and it houses one of the oldest churches known to mankind in the world. We have been practicing philosophy of peaceful coexistence for centuries," he said.
The three-day Counter Terrorism Conference, 2015 will discuss issues including 'illegal migration and border security', 'cyber space', 'social media and terrorism', and 'terror trade: weapons, narcotics and fake currency' in separate sessions.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, former Home Secretary G K Pillai, former Army Chief Gen (retd) V P Malik, former chief of BSF Prakash Singh and other dignitaries will attend the conference. Several foreign participants including former chief of Sri Lankan Army Sarath Fonseka and Admiral Jamers Loy, Senior Counsellor, Cohen Group, USA will also be part of the conference.
