``I wish Nehru had had the statesmanship to turn this down, knowing its serious repercussions,'' he remarked. The Minister was speaking at his felicitation function organised by Symbiosis Society's Dr Ambedkar Institute for Research in Law and Development on completion of his 75 years.``The right to propagate involves the right to convert, which in turn means that the other party says that its religion is superior than mine,'' remarked Jethmalani in strong disapproval, adding that the provision was ``nothing but an useless addition to the statutes.''

Criticising religious groups who are agitating for their right to convert, Jethmalani snubbed the protest as ``totally baseless and stupid acts which are unnecessarily disturbing peace of the country.''