India is world's most tolerant country: Rajnath

Lucknow: Rebuffing allegations that intolerance is rising in the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Sunday no nation is as tolerant as India. Two days ago actor Naseeruddin Shah had expressed concern over "intolerance" in India while referring to the killing of a cop in mob violence after alleged cow slaughter in Bulandshahr earlier this month.

Singh told reporters, "The tolerance that exists in India, I don't think can be found in any corner of the world… India is the only country in the world where people from various prominent religions co-exist peacefully."