"Those who are not Sanatani will call Shri Ram a mythological figure": BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari slammed Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for referring to Lord Ram and other deities as "mythological" saying that those who are not Sanatani will call Lord Ram a mythological figure.
The BJP MP accused Rahul Gandhi of supporting people who have intentions of eliminating Sanatan.
"...Those who have no faith in Sanatan and those who are not Sanatani will call Shri Ram - a mythological figure. Today, the country has put them on the margins, and soon it will punish all such people. He (Rahul Gandhi) has objections to Ram and dignity as he himself has no dignity, and he follows the path of Adharma. They support those people who want the elimination of Sanatan..." Tiwari told ANI.
Earlier today, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh took a potshot at Rahul Gandhi for referring to Lord Ram and other deities as "mythological".
"Lord Ram is not a myth, but the country's soul. Every being has Ram. If you wear the spectacles of Italy, how would you find Lord Ram?" Chugh told ANI.
Citing renowned poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's famous couplet, Chugh accused Rahul Gandhi of "insulting" Lord Ram and the Sanatan Dharma. Labelling the Congress as "Ram Virodhi", he criticised the opposition party for boycotting the consecration of Ram temple and denying the deity's existence earlier.
"Jab nash manuj par chhata hai, pahle vivek mar jata hai. Congress leader 'Mandbuddhi' Rahul Gandhi has always insulted Lord Ram, Indian culture, and Sanatan. This is the same Congress which boycotted the consecration of Ram temple. In 2007, they submitted an affidavit that Lord Ram didn't exist. This is the 'Ram Virodhi' ideology of Congress," he said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla earlier lashed out at Rahul Gandhi over his remarks, stating that it is now typical of the Congress party to "insult" Hindus.
He also criticised the Congress for "insulting" the forces by questioning the surgical strikes while accusing the opposition party of "rashtra droh" (treason).
"First, they (Congress) did 'rashtra droh' by insulting the forces, by questioning the surgical strikes, by giving a clean chit to Pakistan. Now, they are showing their true face as 'Ram Drohi'. This is not 'sayyog', it is a planned use of votebank. Time and again, insulting lord Ram and Hindus has become the identity of the Congress," Poonawalla told ANI.
The BJP leader said that the Congress government had earlier submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court, stating that Lord Ram didn't exist and wanted to "destroy" Ram Setu.
"This is not the first time Congress has said this. Years ago, Sonia Gandhi's government gave an affidavit in the Supreme Court that lord Ram did not exist, and they wanted to take away Ram Setu to destroy it. Following the footsteps of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi has gone to foreign soil, and he said lord Ram is imaginary," Poonawalla said. (ANI)