High time PM breaks silence on proliferation of Islamophobic incidents: Tharoor

Amid outrage over the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by the BJPs now-sacked two functionaries, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said it is high time Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his silence on the “proliferation of hate speech and Islamophobic incidents” in the country, asserting that his silence is interpreted by some as condoning what has been happening.

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