Make in India and hate in India cannot go together: Tharoor


Boston, Feb 8 (PTI): Taking a jibe at the Modi government, former minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said policies like 'Make in India' and hatred cannot go together as he asserted that "outrageous" statements against minorities by ruling party members only undermine the country's soft power.

To attract foreign direct investment, which is key to the construction and modernisation of the infrastructure sector and manufacturing, the Congress MP stressed on the need to maintain the pluralistic character of the country.

Before India tries to leverage its soft power to increase its standing in the world, Tharoor said first there is need to fix the problem at the domestic front.

"For us to be credible as a nation that enjoys and wields soft power, we have to fix our domestic problems first. The truth is that we have to do enough to keep our people, healthy, well and secure not just from jihadi terrorism. Progress is being made but not enough to reach everyone," Tharoor said in his keynote address to the Harvard University's annual Indian convention 2016.

"If on one hand, we go around saying Make in India, Startup India and Digital India and want to attract foreign investors, we can't do so if we are condoning hatred in India at the same time," Tharoor said in reference to the flagship schemes launched by the Narendra Modi-led government.

"It is not good when people in the ruling party make outrageous statements against minorities. These are not good because they undermine the soft power of India," Tharoor told the students in the packed Harvard Business School auditorium.

Tharoor asserted that in order to maintain India's soft power, the larger idea of India needs to be sustained.

"An India that celebrates the common space of every identity, it would be a secure to be a Muslim, secure to be a kayastha... whatever you define yourself. Because all of those identities are made secure under the Indian identity," he said.

Tharoor said if India wants to remain a source of attraction for the world, it must preserve the "precious pluralism like a civilizational asset"

"It is not so good when women are assaulted on the streets of Delhi. It is not good when some people begin to fear that it is safer to be a cow than to be a Muslim in India today," Tharoor said.

He also told the Indian students that one of his investor friends decided against investing in India because of acts of intolerance in the country.

Responding to a question, Tharoor said the Congress party has a "deep bench of talent".
"Political parties live by electoral success. We have taken quite a beating in the last couple of years. Fortunes always change in politics. It (Congress) is certainly not as has been caricatured as the most corrupt party of India," he said.

The Congress party happened to be in power when a number of corruption scandals took place, Tharoor said.

"Whoever had been in power would have been tarnished in the same way that happened to us," he said.

  

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    While the world economy was melting for five years, through all the heavenly promises of impossible economic promises, Mr. Modi jumped into the India aircraft cockpit and began to pilot the plane. Record breaking foreign travel to attract foreign investment by the trillions into a land where red tape-corruption-dilapidated infrastructure and disorderly labor force were standing in front of the red welcome mat.

    When the BJP got more seats than anticipated, certain leaders found an opportunity to take advantage of the situation thus to transform India into a theocratic State. Mr. Modi saw that but kept quite.

    From Gujarat Mr. Modi landed in New Delhi with the same flight crew blindly anticipating to keep the same route map for India.

    Now India has been turned as a land of contradictions and less peace for the average person.

    I read in a South Indian paper that the CM of Haryana who warned the nation not to eat beef to live in India has given permission for the foreigners to eat beef because he is expecting massive inflow of foreign capital, because the foreigners are not going to be happy with dal and pita bread. On the other hand, if an Indian citizen is found with any kind of fleshy meat, chances are that he or she would be killed by the street political goons. What a national irony under the BJP Government?

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  • Manju, Mumbai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Its congress policy to divide and rule India and make scam,loot India.

    This policiy is becoming more harmful than of colonial powers of past.

    The congress is creating differences among different sections of society along with religion (which is their traditional policy).

    Hate in India is congress policy for their vote bank politics.

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Still better than descriminate, hate, kill and destroy policies of BJP.

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  • Mangalore, Bhaksala

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    for last sixty years Congress party use to run open university of hatred I strictly instruct Modi ji to sack Shashi Tharoor ji and reshuffle the cabinet and this is my order

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Many more who are trying to rebel against Congress. At this rate disintegration of Congress is inevitable.

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  • Shankar, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Tharoor is one of the finest politicians in India, unfortunately inside Congress party.

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Tue, Feb 09 2016

    @ Shankar,

    Despite not being a member of BJP he reminded Anupam Kher not to fear of being called & practice a secular Hinduism.

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  • Alphonso Rodrigues, Udupi

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    He seems to be in a jolly well mood. Has he found a new wifey?Just till end on 2015, he indirectly sang praises for Modi, despite being in the opposition. He faced lots of flak and criticism, he was soon to be ousted. Then perhaps he fell on Sogas feet and pledged to be a slave for the rest of his life. The result,these statements. As simple as that.

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  • Praveen, Udupi

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    "Make in India" is just a slogan to fool bhakts...In reality its noting but zero.

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  • bhuvan, kavoor

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    for example , 'make in india' rail is already on rails, you are saying its of thermacol then??

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Feb 08 2016


    juliet Mascarenhas, Bejai
    Do you remember a confectionery in Kuwait - 'Bake & Cake'
    Now let us forget about:
    -Fake
    -Make
    -Bake
    -Shake
    Ruling India and proving the achievements within two years is not a:
    ‘Joke’
    'Heartbreak' please

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  • juliet Mascarenhas, bejai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Working in bakes and cakes confectioneries in gulf/Arab countries earning fat salaries , making a show off while coming to the mother countries is a real joke.But, remaining in India and working for the developments for two years really gives shivers and shakes.Thought of it heart breaks and keeps you awake.Ruling with fake promises will lead to end up in lakes. cool cool

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Washington,DC.

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Bejaimai,

    You are right, many Indians were wearing rings to all fingers when coming from gulf on vacation...and chains like dog chain ...whenever fisher women see this in Belman ...they used to double the rates for Pomphret's/Shrimps...poor people used to curse them...

    Anyway nowadays Indian salaries have improved...perhaps gulf salaries are stagnated...

    Anybody wearing rings in all fingers in Bejai, Bejaimai???,,, let me know!!!...

    ...JH...

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  • ER, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    To remain in news keep saying controversial things. it seems an intelligent guy like you gets affected after working under a brainless leader Pappu.

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    "Make in India" - Modi's slogan
    "Bake in jealousy" - Congress attitude
    Finally India is burning and people are suffering.
    Where we will reach. (infighting)

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  • ramesh, bantwal

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    paapa he forgot that MRS.SUNANDA also one lady and got suspicious death in Hotel room ..............

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  • Ramesh S, MANGALORE

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    ..as far as hate in India goes, CONGRESS practiced it from the beginning..its their hate which made a CM to PM, its thier hate which made a suicide bomber a innocent,its their hate which made a CM villain for entire one section of society(where as other CMs became secular with many more riots), its their hate which made OBC a Dalit, its their hate which made a KUJLI sadak chaap a CM..senior Congi SALMAN KURSHID few days back in pakistan literature festival opined that Congress dont have anything to counter AAP/BJP, there is no future for Congress in coming days..they have to settle with junior party collation(as per DAWN a paki media)..

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Congress ruled India mostly with their vote bank politics and corruption gave India a label of 'Poor'!!!On other hand BJP came to power with a agenda of Hindutva!!! and lost their next general election with a slogan 'India shinning'!!! and gave India a label of 'Intolerance"!!!

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  • Pradeep Shetty, Mangalore/Bajpe

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    What about kill in India Mr Taroor

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  • R.Bhandarkar, Mangaluru

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    'Kill In India' also cannot go together.
    Nonsense fellow.

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  • Madhu, Mlre

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    I agree with Tharoor.He is the only one person accepted that congress mukth bharath is the need of the hour because Make in India is the NDA slogan whereas Intolerance and hate in India is sickulars slogan.So for the effective implementation of Make in India sickulars parties to be wiped out from the country.

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  • Ravi C, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Madhu

    "Make in India is the NDA slogan". Do not be please so impressive and conclusive just by a slogan. Slogan still remains as slogan only. We will appreciate if the slogan ever comes true, but i doubt considering the current conditions. You will blame opposition for sure but remember there will be hurdles, challenges to accomplish good things. Probably what opposition doing now could be to set the things right and go with right direction.

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  • Bhaskar Acharya, Shirva

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    He is opposing hate in india, but he has to answer the Nation, who killed his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Then we think he can make this kind of statements

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  • Ravi C, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Yes he is opposing "Hate in India".

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  • vassu, kudla

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Tharoor must first set right his domestic problems ( Sunanda Pushkar murder) and then take a jibe at all others. He is involved in the most heinous crime- his wife's murder. He has a good knowledge of English and wonderful vocabulary so he just talks. Why didnt he talk about the congress rule in the country for more than last 50 yrs which has left the country in a mess. It is his party people who are disrupting parliament proceedings as a single point agenda so that Make in India fails.

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Marry in India and Kill in India can go together...

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  • masif, Jubail

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Marry in India and leav in India without divorce can go world tour..

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Masif,

    We can see lot of men goes for world tour for fun leaving their wife back home. This culture is wide spread in Gulf (oil money).

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  • Krishna, karkala

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Can you tell us who killed Sunanda ?
    Was it made in India or Pakistan ?

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  • Ravi C, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    May be you can seek answer with CBI

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  • Anees, KARKALA

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Mr Krishna, say about live situation..

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  • Rakesh, Pune

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    One more Chamcha of Congi..who doesn't have any work currently. Where was he when congi was mis-ruling India...? These corrupt congi.. chamchas didn't know the meaning of Make In India... Boot lickers of Pappu and Italian mafia

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    FIRST OF ALL PRAY FOR YOURSELF AND FOR YOUR SURVIVAL...,...

    THE PEOPLE OF INDIA KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN INDIA AND THEY SHOWED THE PLACE TO ANTI NATIONALS.....YOU KNOW THE TWO FILM SUPER STARS AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR MOVIE AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS....,,,

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  • Praveen, Udupi

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    GOING TO PAKISTAN TO MEET DAWOOD IS THE WORK OF NATIONALS IS IT MAHENDRA ????

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    I AM THINKING LIKE YOUR LEADER WHY YOU PEOPLE ARE SO DUMB HA? EVEN PAPPU ALSO THOUGHT TWICE TO THINK LIKE THAT...

    WHO TOLD AZAM AND WHO IS AZAM? ONCE HE WAS WITH CHOR PARTY AS A ALLIANCE PARTNER ...,,

    KUCH ALAG BAATH KAR YAAR, GODHRA KA STORY MAE AB DUM NAHEE HAI LAGTHA HAI!

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  • Manoj Suvarna, Mumbai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    What about dadri, vyapam and so on shetre...

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  • Peter, Bangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Hate in India already over taken Make in India.

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    THAROOR LIKE PEOPLE ENJOYING LIFE ON PEOPLES MONEY !!

    AND GIVING A STATEMENT LIKE THIS IT DOESN'T WORK MR.TURRRRR

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    "The Congress party happened to be in power when a number of corruption scandals took place, Tharoor said"
    Need of the hour is to cooperate with BJP and work for the development of the Country and the people of India.
    Simply criticizing things may improve overnight, all can work together (ex-party politics)

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  • juliet Mascarenhas, Bejai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Why is it need of the hour to cooperate with BJP to work for the development of the country. Had the people realised this and cooperated with the ruling party since Independence today INDIA could have solved all the akes from A to Z.The ones who used to bake or shake earlier have come out with the make slogan and prove how fake they are.They are getting in return whatever cooperation they have given.

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  • R Mallar, Kasaragod/ Dubai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Until 1990s, there was no credible opposition and what did the ruling party do?

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  • Amith, udupi

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    when rupee is crashing the NRI's feel proud ..and they support whatever so that their money is doubled ..let the rupee be strong these NRI's will be first to throw stones sitting in other countries ..

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  • gm, mlur

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Make and fake (in india) can go together.

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  • R Mallar, Kasaragod/ Dubai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Hatredness is in your and your boss' mind Mr Tharoor!

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Lets comprehend the praises your leader showered on the opposition party while you see just hatred in the mind of Tharoor's boss !

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  • R Mallar, Kasaragod/ Dubai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    There is only one leader for India right now, who is designated as Prime Minister. You can have opinions about his past deeds, but as PM he has not made hate speech.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan,
    Iske Siva Jaana Kahan ...

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  • Anees, KARKALA

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Please gujaratse bolchai...

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  • William, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Feku Bhakts will now jump start to criticise Tharoor.

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  • Ganesh, Bengaluru

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Dongi Bhakts & Kai Sevakas will now jump start to support Tharoor.

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  • jeevan, mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Do you feel we have to facilitate the sunanda puksar murderer ???

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  • Ravi C, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    If he is the murdered, why he is not in jail?

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  • Anees, KARKALA

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Feku may got confuse....

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Make in Hindustan(AKA India) in all likely going to become a life time slogan similar to Gareebi Hatao.

    I am sure now bhakt's will start scratching their head (not sure... lol).

    We may now possibly see few intolerant views on this statement by man of impeccable knowledge & intelligence our honorable Congi MP Shashi Tharoor.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    MARRIAGE AND MURDER OF WIFE ALSO NOT GO TOGETHER.......

    YOU PEOPLE WHO THROWN AWAY TO DUST BIN BY THE PEOPLE OF INDIA IN LAST GENERAL ELECTION, STILL NOT LEARNED A LESSON AND DOING SAME PITY POLITICS....

    THAROOR YOU WILL NEVER WIN ANY ELECTION IN COMING DAYS AS YOU AND YOUR KERALA CHOR CONGRESS FINISHED BY SCAMS ....

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  • Ravi C, Mangalore

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    The stone the builders rejected has (will) become the cornerstone.

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  • juliet mascarenhas, Bejai

    Mon, Feb 08 2016

    Make and break go together right?
    First marry, Then break and allow the wife to live in agony.Is it not worse than a murder.
    Badukiddu saththa hage.

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