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L.K. Advani
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani on Sunday described the Government's `appeasement' of minorities as a crime against society. Calling for a campaign against "minorityism," Mr. Advani said such appeasement did not hurt the majority community but annoyed it because secularism meant justice, equality and fair play. "If appeasement caused any serious damage, it was to the minority community itself by isolating it from the mainstream," he said. Mr. Advani was speaking at a seminar on "Minorities and Minority Rights: The Supreme Court and The State" organised by India First Foundation and Chetanya Kasyap Foundation here. Accusing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) of adopting the policy of `appeasement' of Muslims for electoral gains, he said the Bharatiya Janata Party was not against the minorities but did not believe in the concept of "minoritysm." He said the decision on reservation for Muslims in Andhra Pradesh, the minority status for the Aligarh Muslim University, repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, creation of a separate Ministry for Minority Affairs and plan for a head-count of Muslims in armed forces were some of the measures taken to `appease' the minority community. He said his two proposed "yatras" were against `minorityism' and had been planned for a long time.
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