New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that Sindh, the province which is part of Pakistan, may return to India again. Quoting Former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, he added that Sindh will always be a part of India civilisationally. The province became part of Pakistan after the partition in 1947.

Addressing the Sindhi Samaj Sammelan Programme, the minister said as per news agency ANI, "This is Advani's (Lal Krishna Advani) quote. Today, the land of Sindh may not be a part of India, but civilisationally, Sindh will always be a part of India. And as far as land is concerned, borders can change. Who knows, tomorrow Sindh may return to India."

‘Sindhi Hindus did not accept partition’

The minister, while speaking at the event, noted that several Muslims in Sindh believe that the Indus water is no less sacred than the Aab-e-Zamzam of Mecca. "I would also like to mention the Lal Krishna Advani here. He wrote in one of his books that Sindhi Hindus, especially those of his generation, still haven't accepted the separation of Sindh from India. Not just in Sindh, but throughout India, Hindus considered the Indus River sacred,” he said.

The minister further observed, "Our people of Sindh, who hold the Indus River sacred, will always be our own. No matter where they are, they will always be ours," he added.

Rajnath on suffering of minorities in neighbouring countries

Pointing out the suffering of minority communities across neighbouring countries, he noted, "Minority communities in many neighbouring countries have been suffering for years. Their homes were burned, their children were killed, their daughters were subjected to cruelty and torture, and people were forcibly converted. When many of them somehow managed to escape and come to India, the treatment meted out to them by appeasement-seeking governments cannot be condemned enough. They were humiliated simply to appease the vote bank of a particular community."