Brinda Karat calls ALL Hindus Fundamentalists

Brinda Karat raised a created a furor in the Rajya Sabha when she called the ENTIRE Hindu community as fundamentalist.

BJP disrupted the proceedings in Rajya Sabha as the house was adjourned till 1.30 pm. "She made a sweeping statement against Hindus. She is a Hindu herself and this kind of statement was not expected from her," former finance minister Yashwant Singh said. While Science and Technology and Ocean Development Minister Kapil Sibal said, "Criminals are criminals; no matter which religion they come from. And hence the whole community should not be personally identified."

Brinda Karat is Prakash Karat's (General secretary of CPI-M) wife and has been known to make loud and controversial remarks on several matters - specially things related to Hinduism - like Baba Ramdev - to get political mileage. Her sister Radhika Roy is married to Prannoy Roy, founder and CEO of NDTV.