On May 31, when Bharatiya Janata Party lost the Kairana Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, there was one comment that became almost a chant for news channels — that ganna (sugarcane) had trumped Jinnah. This comment, though made by Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary, referred to a controversy at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) almost a month ago.
BJP MP Satish Gautam had raised questions over why a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah was displayed inside AMU’s Union Hall. Right-wing groups were quick to join the clamour for the removal of the painting. What Gautam and the ...
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First Published: Fri, June 08 2018. 22:53 IST
