NEW DELHI: During these times when polarisation on the basis of religion is rising in the country, Karnataka Congress working president Satish Jarkiholi has only added to the division with his remarks about the origin of the word ‘Hindu’. However, he stands isolated as his own party has distanced from his comments while the rival BJP has come down heavily on him.
Jarkiholi stoked a major controversy when he said on Sunday during an event in Belagavi that the real meaning of the word ‘Hindu’ was quite vulgar. He later expanded on it and said the Hindu word had Persan origins. He wondered how people could accept the word Hindu which had no relation to India.
