Lucknow: In a statement that could stir up another hornet's nest, Union Minister Ramshankar Katheria has said there "will be saffronisation of education and the country" if it is "good" for the nation.

"I am saying there will be saffronisation in education and in the country. Whatever is good will definitely take place. Be it saffronisation or 'sanghwad', if it's good for the country then it will definitely take place (...shiksha me bhi bhagwakaran aur desh me bhi bhagwakaran hoga. Jo desh ke liye accha hoga wo hoga. Chahe wo bhagwakaran ho ya sanghwaad ho)," he said.