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Tourism Minister says foreigners can eat beef in their own country before coming to India
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Tourism Minister says foreigners can eat beef in their own country before coming to India

| @indiablooms | 08 Sep 2017, 10:42 am
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IBNS): Indian's new Tourism Minister KJ Alphons has said that 'foreigners can eat beef in their own country before coming to India, reports said.

"They (tourists) can eat beef in their own country and come here yaar," he was quoted as saying in the media.

Alphons was responding to questions on the restriction on beef in several states and if that would impact tourism.

Speaking at a convention of the Indian Association of Tour Operators in Bhubaneswar, the Union Minister, "India is the oldest civilization...the whole world should come and see us...We have to love our history and our country...We have to tell them...look here, this is a beautiful country."

Alphons' comments come three days after he told news channel NDTV that BJP had "no food code" for states.

"In Goa, ruled by BJP, people continue to eat beef. Kerala will also continue to eat beef, BJP doesn't really have a problem with that," he said.

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