Modi’s Speeches on Wayanad Rekindled Binary of Separate Electorate

Why is Prime Minister Narendra Modi castigating Rahul Gandhi for “running away from majority-dominated areas” to “take refuge in areas where the majority is in minority” (read Wayanad in Kerala)?

The naked implication was that Gandhi had somehow demeaned himself, committed blasphemy, by espousing the cause of minorities.

In this podcast, The Quint’s Editor-in-Chief talks about how this one angry speech resurrected the binary of “separate electorates” – that Hindus should elect only Hindus, while Muslims do the same for Muslims – that ultimately led to the bloody partition of India in 1947. Tune in!