In the interview to The Wire, Mr. Ansari says that one of the outcomes of this hyper-nationalism is “a subversion of core values” which is “now underway”. He says this means our commitment to the principles and values of our constitution is weakening and diminishing.<br /><br />One of the consequences of core values being “subverted” is how we regard secularism. He says: “The term secularism itself has almost disappeared from the government’s official vocabulary”. In its place “the politico-ideological effort now (is) is to superimpose …. the primacy of a religious majority”.
