Question

Who describe communalism as indian version of fascism?

Answer 1

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Answer 2

Jawaharlal Nehru described communalism as the Indian version of fascism.

• The Indian form of fascism, according to Jawaharlal Nehru, is communalism.
• While all communalism is terrible, he explained, minority communalism is born out of fear, whereas majority communalism is a political reaction to assert power.
• 'On the subject of communalism, Hindu communalism or Muslim communalism, there could be no compromise, as it is a challenge to Indian nationhood and nationalism,' he continued.