In the backdrop of India slamming Germany's criticism over fact-checker Mohammed Zubair's case, former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said the government must ensure that there is no reason for an adverse opinion and "show the best side of us" rather than adopting a "touch-me-not" attitude.
The senior Congress leader alleged that the government has been "truant" in ensuring that the law of the land is applied without fear or favour, and asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is "fond of speaking on everything", does not talk about unity and on "how do we come together again".
"If he was a silent PM that would be another matter but he is not a silent PM, he speaks, so why does he not speak on this. Why does he not say 'let us come together, this country cannot succeed if we remain divided'," Mr. Khurshid told PTI in an interview.
