Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has been in the eye of the storm since he made a handful of comments about ‘Indian culture’.
He had said about former APJ Abdul Kalam: “Aurangzeb Road ka naam bhi badal kar ek aise mahapurush ke naam par kiya hai jo Musalman hote hue bhi inta bada rashtravadi aur manavtavadi insaan tha (We have renamed it after someone who was a humanitarian and a nationalist despite being a Muslim).”
He also said: “Western culture is not bad but it may not be good for us. Here, 15-year-old children don’t leave their parents. A 14-year-old girl wanting a night out maybe all right elsewhere but not in India.”
Speaking about the RSS’ role in governance he had said: “If at all saffronisation has been done, it has been done by the 125 crore people of the country who gave us a huge mandate. They knew what is RSS, what is BJP. They have given us a mandate to run the country.”
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the Mahesh Sharma’s comment
ashok varkey @akaesh Sep 19
@VishalDadlani dude ,I suggest you send your female family members out every night for a week & see what the neighbours say …that is
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VISHAL DADLANI @VishalDadlani Sep 19
The women in my family are strong & independent. No one “sends” them anywhere/”lets” them do anything. They make their own choices! @akaesh
CK says Nation First @I_m__CK Sep 19
@VishalDadlani Take example of any middle class fmly n exp livin wid them.Evry parent stops gals of goin out in night.U calling all rapists?
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Tara Nath Ghimire
Nothing wrong in what he said.