Hyderabad, June 16 -- Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju's latest remarks on Indian Muslims during a media-sponsored event have raked up a controversy.

The Union Minister, in a nonchalant manner, said that Indians are allegedly slandering the country's global reputation by saying its minorities, especially the Muslims, do not feel safe.

He made these remarks at the Indian Express's Idea Exchange event on Saturday, June 13. "From the past, up till now, if anybody from the minority community has left India because of religious persecution, tell me. Why are you targeting your own nation?"

Rijiju maintained that such criticism vilifies India and is a disservice to the nation. "It is not targeting the Indian government. B...