Former PM Manmohan Singh Hits At Growing Intolerance, Hate Crimes, Says These Trends Are ‘Repugnant To Peace’

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh highlighted certain “unpleasant trends” that have gripped the country over the past few years.

Remembering former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary, Singh “unpleasant trends of growing intolerance, communal polarisation, and incidents of violent crimes propelled by hatred of certain groups can only damage our polity.”

The former prime minister said that these trends are repugnant to promotion of peace, national integration and communal harmony, “which are cherished objectives enshrined in our constitution.”