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Word 'secular' biggest lie since independence: Yogi Adityanath

'Paki' and 'Pakistan' have become a scornful word in Europe and these words are used as abuse in there, he said.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressing press conference at the BJP office in Lucknow on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

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The word "secular" is the biggest "lie" that has been told since the independence, Chief Minister of India's largest state, Yogi Adityanath said on Monday in Raipur. Claiming that the word "Paki" was the biggest insult used in Europe, he further added that “distorting history was no less a crime than sedition”, an Indian Express report said.

At a function organised by Dainik Jagran group in Raipur Adityanath said that those who coined and use the word secular should apologise to the people of this country.  He further added that no establishment can be truly secular, the government can