Dwelling on the origin of the term Hindu during the launch of Nanu Yaake Hindu , the Kannada version of his book Why I am a Hindu , the Thiruvananthapuram MP said both the words were given by foreigners to describe people beyond the river Sindhu or Indus.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, speaking at the launch of Kannada version of his book, said that some people who have a problem with the term 'India' but they are very comfortable calling themselves 'Hindu', however both the words, India and Hindu, have the same origin, which is river Sindhu., India News, Times Now
Bengaluru, Oct 6 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday took a swipe at those who have a problem with the term 'India' but are comfortable calling themselves 'Hindu', although both the words, India and Hindu, are derived from the same etymology, which is river Sindhu.