Only Modi can send back ‘Jinn of Hindutva’ inside his bottle: Kasuri

ISLAMABAD: Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri – the former foreign minister of Pakistan whose book launch was marred by Shiv Sena’s extremists in Mumbai last week– said on Monday only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can send back the ‘Jinn of Hindutva’ in the bottle he brought it out from.

‘Hindutva’ is a right wing ideology which is centered around the following beliefs: the entire Indian subcontinent (which includes countries other than India) is the homeland of the Hindus.

The statement comes amid reports of Shiv Sena activists storming the headquarters of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai shortly before Indian cricket officials were scheduled to meet their Pakistani counterparts to discuss reviving cricket ties between the two nations.

About 40 to 50 Shiv Sena activists barged into the BBCI head-office at Wankhede stadium, shouting slogans against Pakistan and carrying placards saying “Shahryar Khan waapis jao (Shahryar Khan, Go Back)”.

Later the meeting was cancelled before Indian authorities mull over the option of shifting it to New Delhi.

Shiv Sena also threatened Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar today for officiating in ODI matches of ongoing India-South Africa series in India.

Later, he was pulled out of the series by the International Cricket Council (ICC) citing threats by the Shiv Sena activists.

They didn’t stop there and threw ink at Engineer Rashid – an MLA of Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) – over his stance on the beef ban issue in India.

Speaking to the media after the incident, Engineer Rashid asked if this was Modi’s India or Gandhi’s.

Earlier this month, threats from the extreme right-wing group led to organisers cancelling legendary Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali's show in Mumbai despite the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assuring that the event would not be stopped.

Shiv Sena co-governs the Indian state of Maharashtra with Prime Minister Modi's BJP.