Salman Khurshid's house in Nainital vandalised days after release of his book

Former Union Minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshids residence in Uttarakhands Nainital was vandalised by some people on Monday allegedly after his new book compared Hindutva with radical IslamDGI Kumaun Neelesh Anand told ANI that several people have been booked in connection with the incident Rakesh Kapil and 20 others have been booked Strict action will be taken against perpetrators he said Sharing pictures and videos on Facebook Khurshid wrote I hoped to open these doors to my friends who have left this calling card Am I still wrong to say this cannot be Hinduism So such is the debate now Shame is too ineffective a word Besides I still hope that we can reason together one day and agree to disagree if not more he wrote in another postIn a video two people can be seen dousing out fire while the pictures show tall flames of fire and a charred door and shattered windows As per media persons on the ground some people also raised slogans and flags outside Khurshids residence today Condemning the incident senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor termed it is disgraceful and called Khurshid a statesman who has done India proud in international forumsThis is disgraceful Salman Khurshid is a statesman who has done India proud in international forums and always articulated a moderate centrist inclusive vision of the country domestically The mounting levels of intolerance in our politics should be denounced by those in power Tharoor tweetedThe Congress leader got embroiled in controversy after he recently launched his new book Sunrise Over Ayodhya Nationhood in Our Times Several political leaders have condemned Khurshid for his new book including Union Ministers Two Delhi lawyers have filed complaints on Thursday with Delhi Police against Khurshid for allegedly defaming and comparing Hinduism with terrorism in his book which was released last weekAdvocate Vivek Garg in his complaint is seeking to file a case against Khurshid The complaint alleges that senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has compared Hindutva to radical terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko Haram Meanwhile advocate Vineet Jindal in his complaint said that the statement published in the said book is not only instigating and provoking but also stirring emotions among followers of the Hindu religionKhurshids new book on the Ayodhya verdict was released last week It explored the Apex Courts landmark judgment on the Ayodhya dispute Senior Congress leader Khurshid has compared Hindutva to radical terrorist groups like ISIS and Boko HaramThe development comes at a time when seven states in the country namely Goa Manipur Punjab Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat are slated to go for assembly elections next yearThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever