New Delhi | The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Sunday demanded an apology from Congress President Rahul Gandhi for Shashi Tharoor’s statement where he said quoting an RSS source that “PM Modi is like a Scorpion sitting on a Shivling”.
Addressing a press conference Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “While Rahul Gandhi who claims himself to be a Shiv bhakt, one of his small leaders has almost abused the sanctity of Shiv Linga and Lord Mahadev by referring to chappal attack through named sources”.
While Rahul Gandhi who claims himself to be a Shiv bhakt, one of his small leaders has almost abused the sanctity of Shiv Linga and Lord Mahadev by referring to chappal attack through named sources: RS Prasad on Tharoor’s statement,”Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling.” pic.twitter.com/SEGhj8txkm
— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2018
Demanding an apology from the Congress president, Prasad said, “Rahul Gandhi you claim yourself be to a Shiv Bhakt please reply to this very horrific denunciation of Lord Mahadev by giving apology to what Tharoor has done.”
Shashi Tharoor who is accused in a murder case has attempted to disrespect Lord Shiva.
I seek a reply from Rahul Gandhi who claims himself to be a Bhakt of Lord Shiva on this horrific denunciation of Hindu gods by a Congress MP.
Rahul Gandhi must apologize to all Hindus. pic.twitter.com/QeShJoCHDZ
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) October 28, 2018
Meanwhile, BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh termed Tharoor statement as a disrespect to crores of Hindu gods and PM Modi. He further added that if Tharoor would have spoken such things in Pakistan he voice would have been suppressed.
Yeh Hindustan hai, agar Pakistan hota toh #ShashiTharoor ki zubaan ko chupp kar diya gaya hota. Unhone PM ka apmaan nahi kiya, croreon Hinduon aur bhagwan Shiv ko apmanit kiya hai. Main itna hi kahunga ki hadd ki seema paar kar rahi hai ab Congress: Union Minister Giriraj Singh pic.twitter.com/B11FujWmF6
— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2018
Earlier while speaking at the Bangalore Literature Festival Congress leader Shashi Tharoor sparked controversy when he claimed that BJP’s political ideologue Rashtriya Syamsevak Sangh (RSS) considers Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a ‘Scorpion on a Shivling’. Tharoor said, ”There’s an extraordinarily striking metaphor expressed by an unnamed RSS source to a journalist, that, “Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling, you can’t remove him with your hand & you cannot hit it with a chappal either.”
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