Mangaluru, Aug. 15 -- Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader on Saturday asserted that "Patriotism of Zameer Ahmed and Congress cannot be questioned by anyone" after Minister Zameer could not attend the Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony "for some reason"

The incident has sparked a row with the BJP alleging that the minister had insulted the national flag.

"For some reason, Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan has just said, I can't participate and take part in the programme. If he has some emergency issues there, how can he participate? So officially he has written," Khader clarified while speaking to reporters here.

"Why do these people have to do politics on that? Patriotism of Zameer Ahmed and Congress cannot b...