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Jinnah, Savarkar caused Partition, now BJP dividing cities: Digvijaya Singh

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has alleged that Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar caused India's partition in 1947, while the ruling BJP is currently dividing the cities and neighbourhoods. He made the claim on Thursday in response to questions concerning media reports about the alleged exodus of Hindus from two Muslim-majority localities in Sagar city in the state. Jinnah (founder of Pakistan) and Savarkar divided the country, and now the BJP is dividing every city and every neighbourhood, the Rajya Sabha member told reporters in Indore. To a question about the BJP's Run for Unity' on Friday (October 31), marking the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Congress leader said, We welcome this event, but don't forget that October 31 is also a martyrdom day. He was referring to former prime minister Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated by her bodyguards on the morning of October 31, 1984. Singh also said that proofs of citizenship are

Jinnah, Savarkar caused Partition, now BJP dividing cities: Digvijaya Singh
Updated On : 31 Oct 2025 | 12:55 PM IST

India-Pak divided because of Hindu Mahasabha not Jinnah: SP leader

"People talking of Hindu Rashtra are enemies of the nation," Swami Prasad Maurya added

India-Pak divided because of Hindu Mahasabha not Jinnah: SP leader
Updated On : 16 Oct 2023 | 10:02 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi's muslim league remark sparks controversy: Who said what!

While speaking to a group of journalists at the National Press Club in Washington on Thursday, Rahul Gandhi's comments on muslim remark elicited criticism from BJP, here's what was said

Rahul Gandhi's muslim league remark sparks controversy: Who said what!
Updated On : 02 Jun 2023 | 5:51 PM IST

Karnataka Congress leader compares Jinnah with Savarkar, stirs controversy

Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Council B.K. Hariprasad stirred a controversy by saying that the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Veer Savarkar were "same"

Karnataka Congress leader compares Jinnah with Savarkar, stirs controversy
Updated On : 26 Aug 2022 | 7:53 AM IST

Jinnah vs Ganna politics will not help BJP in Uttar Pradesh: CPI's D Raja

Raja further alleged that the BJP is trying to polarise the election in the name of Jinnah

Jinnah vs Ganna politics will not help BJP in Uttar Pradesh: CPI's D Raja
Updated On : 12 Dec 2021 | 7:40 PM IST

Country has to decide whether Jinnah's followers will cause mischief: Yogi

Yogi Adityanath said the country has to decide if the sweetness of sugarcane will grow or the followers of Jinnah will cause mischief in the state, in a veiled attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP).

Country has to decide whether Jinnah's followers will cause mischief: Yogi
Updated On : 25 Nov 2021 | 3:41 PM IST

Jinnah, the maverick autocrat

Book review of Jinnah His Successes, Failures and Role in History

Jinnah, the maverick autocrat
Updated On : 19 Nov 2020 | 1:05 AM IST

Jinnah's tragedy

The discussion of Kashmir in the book is, however, very brief and almost cryptic notwithstanding that Jinnah was at the helm of affairs in Pakistan for a significant part of the first Kashmir War

Jinnah's tragedy
Updated On : 05 Aug 2020 | 2:20 AM IST

An unhealthy practice

It is generally put out that even though the health of the head of the government is a matter of national interest, it should not be a matter of national debate

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Updated On : 11 Apr 2020 | 1:13 AM IST

Partition: The real enemy

Mr Akbar tells this story with his usual diligence about facts and facets and his customary lucidity

Partition: The real enemy
Updated On : 12 Feb 2020 | 12:52 AM IST

Jinnah's two-nation theory is 'acknowledged reality' today: Pak army chief

"Quaid's (Jinnah's) vision about creation of Pakistan based on Two-Nation theory is an even more acknowledged reality today. We can't thank him enough for having got us Pakistan," Bajwa said.

Jinnah's two-nation theory is 'acknowledged reality' today: Pak army chief
Updated On : 26 Dec 2019 | 6:59 AM IST

The problem with demonising Jinnah

It has shrunk the political space for Muslims in India

The problem with demonising Jinnah
Updated On : 14 Nov 2019 | 11:06 PM IST

New chandelier at Muhammad Ali Jinnah mausoleum signals all-weather ties: Xi Jinping

President Mamnoon said China's friendship is Pakistan's precious asset

New chandelier at Muhammad Ali Jinnah mausoleum signals all-weather ties: Xi Jinping
Updated On : 18 Dec 2016 | 5:38 PM IST