00:00 Islam has been around for 1500 years.
00:02 Hinduism is very old.
00:04 The rest of the Muslims have been converted from Hindus.
00:07 Is this why everything in India was born in religion?
00:12 He is Ghulam Nabi Azad, now a known critic of Congress.
00:18 His take, Hinduism is the oldest religion
00:21 and that Hinduism predates Islam
00:23 and Muslims in India are a result of conversion.
00:26 This pits him closer or maybe likeable to the ruling party, the BJP.
00:31 With comments like these,
00:33 is Ghulam Nabi Azad trying to cozy up to the BJP?
00:36 Well, at least that's what the political pundits would want to think.
00:41 In our India,
00:43 Islam is the only religion.
00:47 It has been around for 1500 years.
00:51 Hinduism is very old.
00:54 The rest of the Muslims have been converted from Hindus.
01:04 For example, in Kashmir,
01:07 600 years ago, all the Muslims were Pandits.
01:12 They converted to Islam.
01:15 That's why I said, everything was born in religion.
01:19 So why would Ghulam Nabi make such statements?
01:23 Well, for one, he has launched a new party in Kashmir,
01:26 the Democratic Progressive Azad Party,
01:29 and is certainly looking for partners when it comes to the polls.
01:33 Secondly, he has been a known Congress baiter.
01:37 He has questioned the Congress leadership since his resignation.
01:40 Previously, too, he has expressed his views
01:43 that the consultative structure of the Congress was dismantled by Rahul Gandhi.
01:48 He also lamented the sidelining of seasoned leaders
01:51 and the emergence of an inexperienced clique of psychophants
01:55 managing the party's affairs.
01:56 Back to his observation about the historical context of religions in India,
02:01 Azad was speaking in Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.
02:04 The Union territory has seen many changes since the abrogation of Article 370.
02:09 The 73-year-old politician has spent nearly five decades in Congress,
02:14 had stints in both houses of Parliament,
02:17 and served on key posts including the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
02:21 and as Union Minister.
02:23 But now, with delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir imminent
02:27 and possible polls soon,
02:28 political parties in the valley have their task cut out.
02:32 And needless to say, the political parties, too,
02:34 are exploring all options to woo the voters and the national parties alike.
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