This question is often asked: Did Manmohan Singh really say that Muslims have the first claim on India's resources?
Yes, he did.
While addressing the National Development Council on December 9, 2006, Dr. Manmohan Singh, the then Prime Minister, said as follows:
... We will have to devise innovative plans to ensure that minorities, particularly the Muslim minority, are empowered to share equitably in the fruits of development. They must have the first claim on resources...
Of course, he did not say this as an absolute statement, but in the context of development. The full speech is available on PIB website.
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