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Hindutva, Secularism Not Antithetical: Pm

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In a fine balancing act, while dampening the ardour of the proponents of aggressive Hindutva, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Goa Musings nevertheless equated Hindutva with Bharateeyata (Indian-ness) making it obvious that the restoration of equilibrium between the majority and minority community would be his top political priority in the coming year.

The Musings were the clearest snub so far to those, including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Venkiah Naidu, who have been asserting that the

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First Published: Jan 01 2003 | 12:00 AM IST

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