Washington DC: Speaking at Washington DC metro area on Monday (local time), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the Indians in the US are the bridge between the two countries.<\/p>\n
The Congress leader said that the Indian diaspora has two identities- that of the US and India. They can transfer the US and Indian ideas back and forth.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are the bridge between these two great unions of states. And you make us very proud because we understand that what it meant for you to come here. We understand the difficulties and struggles you faced. But when you came here, you came with humility, respect and affection\u2026 You did not say that United States is inferior to us, or that you hate the United States\u2026 You are proud of India and proud of the United States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said that the Congress\u2019s message is to spread love, not hatred. \u201cAs per the BJP, you cannot have two identities. You cannot be an Indian, and at the same time an American. That is what the fight is about\u2026 We are saying that don\u2019t spread hatred, spread love. Don\u2019t be arrogant, be humble. Don\u2019t disrespect people, communities, religions, traditions, languages\u2026 If you don\u2019t do this, you will never be successful\u2026 You will take American ideas and values back home and will bring Indian values, traditions and ideas to the United States. You will help both states by doing this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He alleged that the RSS does not understand India. \u201cAnd the problem is, these people don\u2019t understand India\u2026 India is called a union of states. In the Constitution it is written clearly- India, that is Bharat, is a union of states. It means it is a union of languages, traditions, histories, music, or dance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Rahul Gandhi alleged that the RSS believes that certain states and communities are inferior to others. \u201cThe RSS is saying that certain states, languages, religions and communities are inferior to others. This is what the fight is about. We are of the opinion that\u2026 all of you have your history, tradition and language.<\/p>\n
Every single one of them is as important as any other one. What would you do if somebody told you that you cannot speak Tamil? How would you feel? How would you react? That is the ideology of the RSS- That Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, Manipuri- are all inferior languages. It ends up in the polling booth, Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha. But the fight is about what type of India we are going to have. Are we going to have an India where people are allowed to believe what they want to believe?\u2026 Or we are going to have an India where only few people can decide what is going to happen,\u201d the Congress leader said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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