Chennai, Dec. 27 -- At the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee headquarters, Sathyamurthy Bhavan in Royapettah, Chennai, TNCC President K. Selvaperunthagai on Friday paid floral tribute to the portrait of former Congress leader Yasodha on her fifth death anniversary and later addressed the media.

Speaking to reporters, he said that several unprecedented distortions of history are taking place in India and that attacks on minorities in BJP-ruled states amount to an assault on India's sovereignty.

He said, "The actions of the BJP government are condemnable and urged the Union Government to ensure that such incidents do not recur."

He also questioned why Prime Minister Modi has not expressed his condemnation over the lack of protection for mino...