[reaperducer]

While I don't dispute that those things were said, they're meaningless without context.

How many people made such statements compared with the number of ministers in India? Are these people still in power? Are they leaders in what they do, or are they on the margins and taken with a grain of salt/ignored by the masses and their peers?

Are the sentiments you list commonplace among Indian politicians, or is this like when one Catholic priest says something wacky and the internet goes crazy labeling a billion people?

[des_t]

Yes, without the context it could be misleading that is why there is the hyperlink, so one can understand more.

Irrespective of what party is in power now or previously, the policy-makers should not be making these crazy claims. Please understand this is not a race to the bottom, anyone who holds public office should be held accountable. A countless number of people will take their words as the truth.

And to answer your question yes many of these people still hold the office and all comments were made when they held the office.