Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and some other ministers were also present in the programme. The advertisement had quoted Mahatma Gandhi asking Christian missionaries not to go for religious conversion of poor and gullible tribals. Contacted for his version on the angry objection, Minister Singh said: “I only objected when he began talking about RSS. Even as Singh continued to seek apology, Radha Mohan virtually had to admonish him to calm down. The Union Minister intervened and asked the state minister to calm down and take seat many times and then quoted Mahatma Gandhi on conversion.

Source: Indian Express August 14, 2017 15:31 UTC