Narendra Modi calls Indian Muslims Patriotic!

-Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

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One wonders if the  image of Muslims in India is on the verge of a face lift it badly requires and deserves.. 

By way of slamming  Al Qaeda,  Indian Premier Narendra Modi has today called Indian Muslims patriotic people who will die for the country:

In an interview to CNN on Friday, prime-minister Modi slammed the terrorist group Al Qaeda which was used by the USA to execute the notorious Neocons'  plan of  a terror attack on USA  to gain legitimacy to invade and destabilize many Muslim nations starting with an Islamizing Afghanistan,  and  loot their resources.  , which had earlier announced the formation of an Indian branch of its militant group.

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri had earlier in September described the formation of "Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent" as glad tidings for Muslims "in Burma, Bangladesh, Assam, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, and Kashmir" and said the new wing would rescue Muslims there from injustice and oppression.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi  asserted  that the patriotism of Indian Muslims is unquestionable, slamming the terrorist group Al Qaeda, which had earlier in September announced the formation of an Indian branch of its militant group.
 
Modi, speaking to the first foreign media organization since taking over as the Indian prime minister, said, "Indian Muslims will live for India and die for India. Al Qaeda delusional to think Indian Muslims will dance to its tunes."
 
Modi, who is scheduled to visit the United States later in the month for a UN meeting and meeting with US president Barrack Obama , said he has high hopes from his visit to the country, which, he said, shared many historic and cultural similarities with India. He added despite many ups and downs in the Indo-US relations in the past, the ties between the two countries will take 'a new shape in the 21st century.' He was quoted by CNN as saying, Modi said confident that India and the US can develop genuine strategic alliance.  
"The Indo-US ties should not be seen within the limits of Delhi and Washington: Both the countries realise that their ties are in a much larger sphere."