Interpret the speech of Lal Bahadur Sastry.

Question

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 Lal Bahadur Shastri in a rally in Delhi after the end of the war, decried the attempt of Pakistan to use religious symbolism in the war claiming it to be a war of Muslims against Hindus. He proudly stated that India was a secular country.

“The unique thing about our country is that we have Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis and people of all other religions. We have temples and mosques, gurudwaras and churches. But we do not bring this all into politics… This is the difference between India and Pakistan. Whereas Pakistan proclaims herself to be an Islamic State and uses religion as a political factor, we Indians have freedom to follow whatever religion we may choose [and] worship in any way we please. So far as politics is concerned, each of us is as much as Indian as the other.”

Interpret the speech of Lal Bahadur Sastry.

Answer 1

1. The above famous speech was delivered by Lal Bahadur Sastry after the Indo-Pak war. 

2. He assured the world and the Muslims that it is a secular country. 

3. So many religions are there in India. 

4. We respect all worshipping places on equal grounds. 

5. In India these religions have no role to play in politics as ours is a secular state. 

6. People can choose any religion but all of us are Indians. 

7. This speech was delivered when Pakistan gave religious symbolism in the war.