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Yogi Adityanath allegedly calls Hanuman a Dalit, gets legal notice

Jaipur | ByPress Trust of India
Nov 28, 2018 10:25 PM IST

Rajasthan Sarv Brahmin Mahasabha president Suresh Mishra sent a notice to chief minister Yogi Adityanath, accusing him of dragging Lord Hanuman’s caste for political gain for the BJP.

A right-wing group in Rajasthan has sent a legal notice to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath asking him to apologise within three days for allegedly calling Lord Hanuman a Dalit.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during an election rally, in Itarsi.(PTI File Photo)
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during an election rally, in Itarsi.(PTI File Photo)

During a poll rally in Malakheda of Alwar district on Tuesday, Adityanath had said, “Hanuman was a forest dweller, deprived and a Dalit. Bajrang Bali worked to connect all Indian communities together, from north to south and east to west”. “This was his resolve as it was Lord Ram’s wish. Just like him, we should also not rest till we fulfil that wish,” he added.

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He also said that the people of the district would vote for ‘Ram bhakts’ and not ‘Ravana’.

Rajasthan Sarv Brahmin Mahasabha president Suresh Mishra has now sent a notice to Adityanath, accusing him of dragging Lord Hanuman’s caste for political gain for the BJP in the state where assembly polls will be held on December 7.

The notice reads, “I am saddened that UP chief minister called Lord Hanuman deprived. His statement has hurt religious sentiments of several devotees. Those who are deprived they get strength to fight the odds. It is a sheer attempt to take political mileage in election”.

Adityanath’s comments have triggered a political row prompting the Congress to blame the BJP for its “dual face”.  Congress leader Pramod Tiwari condemned the Adityanath’s remarks, saying the BJP divides individual and the society but it is for the first time that it has divided gods into castes.

 The UP chief minister has been on a series of election rallies in the state to campaign for the BJP and its nominees fielded in the upcoming assembly election.

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)

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