NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of the raging JNU row, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said the country is going through a crisis of values as those who challenge Indianness are considered intellectuals while those speaking for it are labelled as fools.
“We are going through a crisis of values. This is a time when those who talk about ‘Bharatiyata’ (Indianness) are labelled as fools. While those challenging Indianness are termed as intellectuals,” said the Minister of State in the PMO.
“Is this situation a paradox or a perversion?” he questioned and added that humility is considered weakness and oppressors are considered brave.
Singh’s comments come amid a row over the arrest of JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar in connection with an event organised on the campus against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. There were allegations that anti-India slogans were raised during the event.
The minister also hit out at the critics of the Government on debate over tolerance saying, “Can tolerance be virtue of those who themselves do not have the strength to be tolerant?” (AGENCIES)
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