“Such is the grip of the misrepresentation of Hindutva in anti-Muslim terms that (even) its proponents, including some leaders of the Bhartiya Janata Party, themselves, speak of it defensively.”

—  Girilal Jain

Page 106, The Hindu Phenomenon, ISBN 81-86112-32-4.
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