Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said tolerance is genetically ingrained in Indian's blood and the intellectual class should avoid generalising stray incidents which may damage the country's image. <br/><br/>He said in Hyderabad that intellectuals may condemn some of the unfortunate recent violent incidents but they should keep the country's image in mind while doing so.<br/><br/>Mr Naidu advised writers to be constructive while criticising the Government and alleged that some people have undertaken malicious campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<br/>Referring to the arrests made during Emergency in 1970s and killings of Sikhs after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, Mr Naidu said except a few writers and intellectuals like Khushwant Singh, most of them remained silent during that time.