Polarising people for the right cause is real democracy says Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde. The minister, known for his controversial and inflammatory statements, says he hopes that the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election is polarised to defeat the appeasement politics practised by the Congress party.

The Bharatiya Janata Party minister spoke about his views on Islam, the Constitution, and chances of him becoming the chief minister during the Karnataka Jana Suraksha Yatre in communally sensitive coastal Karnataka.

Here are some excerpts from the interview: