India, Jan. 31 -- Former Vice President M Hamid Ansari's remarks that Mahmud of Ghazni (Mahmud Ghaznavi) was an "Indian lootera" invited sharp criticism by the BJP, which said Congress and its ecosystem romanticise foreign invaders and glorify anti-Hindu tyrants. Making these assertions here on Friday, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi also said that Ansari's affection for foreign invaders and plunderers reflects his "sick mindset".

The BJP's retort came after Ansari was heard saying in an interview that those, including Mahmud of Ghazni, portrayed as foreign invaders and plunderers in history books, were actually "Indian looteras".

"I have always said that the people we portray as foreign invaders in our history books are tha...