Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that glorifying "Babur, Aurangzeb, Taimur, Ghori and Ghaznavi" will not get anyone Muslim votes, adding, "Those who praise these people insult Indian Muslims." "Those who feel that Aurangzeb was a hero should have read [former PM] Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who wrote that the Mughal emperor was a bigot and a cruel ruler," Rajnath added.