New Delhi, April 21 -- Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi recently slammed BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his "Muslim commissioner" barb, stating that he believed in in an idea of India "where an individual is defined by his or her talents and contributions and not by their religious identities."

"I served on the constitutional post of Election Commissioner to the best of my ability and had a long and fulfilling career in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). I believe in an idea of India where an individual is defined by his or her talents and contributions and not by their religious identities," Quraishi told PTI.

S Y Quraishi said he believes in an idea of India where an individual is defined by his contributions, and ass...