It is no secret that Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is a man who wears different hats – more prominently, that of an author. At a recent event in Delhi, the author-politician spoke at length with journalist Vir Sanghvi about his latest book 'Why I am a Hindu', which was released in January 2018.

Tharoor who spoke predominantly about religious identities, said that Hinduism and Hindutva were two different things. He termed Hindutva a “political” ideology that was created with the sole purpose of garnering votes.

Speaking about the importance of secular identities, Tharoor recalled his growing years where he did not "realise" the lines drawn to differentiate religions.