A former police commissioner for Mumbai defended Archbishop Anil Couto's remarks in an interview with NDTV.
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00:00Well, I don't think that the Archbishop is interested in politics.
00:07Neither is he contesting any elections nor is he competing for power.
00:12But he is bothered about his own flock and that they are not troubled in any way.
00:19So, if the Christian minority feels that now things are becoming a little too hot
00:25for the minorities, then I am not surprised.
00:56Mr. Amit Shah said that he is polarizing voters on communal lines.
01:02I felt a little amused because I thought that he was much better at that job
01:08and a poor cleric, what would he polarize a few Christian votes?
01:13Hardly anybody under his charge.
01:15You seem to be saying that Christians should prepare to become second class citizens.
01:20You know, I personally am not a person who just criticizes them for the sake of criticizing.
01:27Because I think Mr. Modi has done a lot of good work also.
01:31And he has got a lot of good ideas and he really wants the country's progress.
01:38There is no doubt in my mind or anybody's mind about that.
01:42But the point is that if it is meant only for 80%, then of course, I think he will come a cropper.
01:50So, you think they only work for 80% of the population?
01:54Well, that is what I feel Hindu Rashtra means.
01:57Because, why should they call it Hindu Rashtra otherwise?