‘Secularism today means embracing one religion’: P Chidambaram at Sahitya AajTak 

Speaking at Sahitya AajTak 2022, former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said that in the last couple of years the idea of India has been undermined. 
Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that in the last couple of years the idea of India has been undermined. Speaking at Sahitya AajTak, 2022, P Chidambaram said in the last few years the idea of "secularism" has been distorted. 
Congress leader P Chidambaram said, “A lot is happening in India , but I think not a lot of reflection is being done on what is happening to India. What is happening in India is commonplace, but what is happening to India is far more serious and far more worrisome." 
“Forces that are undermining the idea of India have been at work in the last 2-2.5 years,” P Chidambaram said. 
“The idea of India is enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution. The idea of India is a country where justice- social, economic, and political- informs all walks of national life. The idea of India is also illustrated by the famous trilogy- equality, liberty and fraternity. These words encompass anything you want to talk about civil society and yet we added “secularism” because we wanted to focus on secularism,” the senior Congress leader said. 
Chidambaram alleged that in the past few years, the idea of secularism has been severely damaged. 
“Many of the ideas (enshrined in the Preamble) have been undermined, some very, very badly damaged, not yet beyond repair, in the last few years. For example, secularism has been badly damaged. We have distorted and twisted secularism and secularism today means you have to embrace one particular religion if you want to enjoy all your rights in this country,” Chidambaram said on Saturday.