Chennai, March 5 -- Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday said that the allegations by opposition parties that the BJP is against minorities are "baseless and politically motivated."

Speaking at an Iftar gathering, she said that the opposition parties were spreading misinformation to create fear among minority communities, while the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has implemented several welfare schemes that benefit minorities across the country.

"We are really a minority friendly alliance, and repeatedly the Prime Minister is carrying 15 programs for minorities, but the opposition INDIA Alliance is appeasing the minorities, but not for their development. PM Modi and the NDA a...