Author: Press Trust of India
Publication: The Indian Express
Date: June 3, 2013
URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/will-give-muslims-development-instead-of-skull-caps-bjp/1124155/

BJP vice-president C P Thakur on Sunday said, "The BJP neither intends to mislead Muslims by providing skull caps for them in the party-ruled states nor wants to advertise their photographs with the minority people in the newspapers... all the BJP wants is carry out development and welfare works for the minorities and win their hearts in the process." He was speaking at a meeting of the party's minority front here.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had taken a dig at his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi earlier this year that one will have to wear skullcap or apply 'tika' on forehead to become a national leader.