LUCKNOW, Nov. 1 -- Launching a strong attack on "forces seeking to divide society," chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday took a swipe at "jaativaad" (casteism) and "Jinnahvaad" (Jinnah's ideology), according to a state government statement.

He was speaking at a programme organised to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Iron Man and Bharat Ratna Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

"National unity is threatened when people become divided and weakened along caste and regional lines. Just as the body falls ill when its immunity is compromised, 'jaativaad', 'Jinnahvaad', 'kshetravaad' (regionalism), and 'bhashavaad' weaken society and invite aggressors to attack. Only those who place India's unity and security above everything else can be true f...