None can doubt my secular credentials : Minister Rai

None can doubt my secular credentials : Minister Rai

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Dec 26 2017: "None can doubt my secular credentials, Even my detractors do not call be as casteist  or communal," said DK District in-charge Minister B Ramanatha Rai.

The Minister who was participating in a function organised at Town Hall to felicitate the new President and members  of Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy, surprisingly chose to speak much about himself and his secular credentials after initially  speaking about language, literature and culture.

Pointing out that his constituency has more Muslims,  he said despite the opposition party fielding a Muslim candidate against him , he could win.

Referring to a recent  comments  of a Union Minister  on secularists, Rai said "we secular people are aware of our ancestry unlike them."