Manmohan Singh also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and blamed him for undermining his position and criticising his predecessors.
Days ahead of the Punjab election, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre for spreading "fake nationalism" and resorting to "divisive politics".
He also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and blamed him for undermining his position and criticising his predecessors. He urged the PM to maintain dignity and stop blaming the history of the country for every reason.
"We never divided the country for vested political gains. We never tried to hide the truth. We never undermined the esteem of the country or PM's position. People today are being divided. This government's fake nationalism is empty and dangerous. Their nationalism is based on the British policy of divide and rule. Constitutional institutions are being weakened," said Singh in a video message on Thursday.
Days ahead of the Punjab election, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre for spreading "fake nationalism" and resorting to "divisive politics".
He also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and blamed him for undermining his position and criticising his predecessors. He urged the PM to maintain dignity and stop blaming the history of the country for every reason.
"We never divided the country for vested political gains. We never tried to hide the truth. We never undermined the esteem of the country or PM's position. People today are being divided. This government's fake nationalism is empty and dangerous. Their nationalism is based on the British policy of divide and rule. Constitutional institutions are being weakened," said Singh in a video message on Thursday.