India, May 31 -- CPI(M) MP John Brittas took a sharp aim at Pakistan Army chief general Asim Munir during an interaction with the Indian community in Jakarta on Friday. Brittas questioned Asim Munir's claim that Hindus and Muslims are inherently different in a way that justifies division or conflict.

"Asim Munir said something about Hindus and Muslims are different. Can you ever vouch for that?" Brittas asked, challenging the idea head-on.

Standing alongside senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, Brittas pointed to India's diversity as its strength. "Salman Khurshid is here. We are all together. I am from Kerala... I am a Christian. In Kerala, we have three major religions. We coexist in harmony. That is the message of India," he said....