What does "Hindu" mean? Venkaiah Naidu explains

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"In this country, when we say Hindu, it's not one religion." In this 2014 video, Venkaiah Naidu explains what it means to be a Hindu.

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00:00India is one. We are all one people, one country.

00:03Different language, different attire, but still our one country.

00:05This word Hindu is not given by Narendra Modi.

00:08Not given by Venkaiah Naidu or Atal Bihari Vajpayee or Adwani.

00:11Not given by Venkaiah Naidu or Atal Bihari Vajpayee or Adwani.

00:13You worship your God. I worship my God. What is the problem in this?

00:18No one should have a problem. In this country,

00:20all the Hindus whom you call, madam,

00:22all these Hindus are not of one religion.

00:24Arya Samajists are there.

00:26Vedic is there.

00:27Seyu is there.

00:28Jain is there.

00:29Sai Baba is there.

00:31And along with that, some people are idol worshippers.

00:35Some people worship without idols.

00:38In this country, there are people who follow Sikh religion.

00:41Islam, if you are a Muslim, then what is my problem?

00:44If you are a Christian, then what is my problem?

00:46We are all one.

00:48Different language, different attire, but still our one country.

00:50Unity in diversity.

00:52India's uniqueness.

00:53This is the feeling of this country.

00:55Friends, I am coming to another point.

00:58Some people have the problem of having some allergy to the word Hindu.

01:02I would like to take the house into confidence.

01:04This word Hindu is not given by Narendra Modi.

01:07Not given by Venkaiah Naidu or Atal Bihari Vajpayee or Adwani.

01:10And not even by RSS.

01:11RSS name is not Hindu.

01:12It is Rashtriya Swamysayog Sangh.

01:14It is Rashtriya Swamysayog Sangh.

01:16There is a newspaper in this country,

01:18which is known for its views.

01:19Name is Hindu.

01:20There is a newspaper in Delhi,

01:22which is called as Hindustan Times.

01:23The name is not given by me.

01:25I didn't give this name.

01:26Not because of politics.

01:28It has been coming from the beginning.

01:29This is India, that is Pakistan.

01:31They have said all this.

01:32Madam, you will also remember,

01:34on August 15th,

01:35or January 26th,

01:37when the flag was fluttering,

01:38what did we say?

01:39Jai Hind.

01:40Does it mean,

01:41Jai to Hindus,

01:42Jai to others.

01:43Is it?

01:44No.

01:44Jai Hindustan.

01:46Jai Hindustan.

01:48What is Hindustan?

01:49Hindustan means all people,

01:50irrespective of caste, creed, sex, religion and region.

01:53India is one.

01:54We are all one people,

01:55one country.

01:56We preserve our culture.

01:57You feel proud.

01:58If you feel proud that you want to be a Hindu,

02:00no problem.

02:01Muslim, no problem.

02:02Christian, no problem.

02:03We are...

02:05Our religion is different,

02:06but our culture,

02:07our way of life is the same.

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