Senior BJP chief Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday accused Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of viewing society via the “prism of caste, creed and religion”. His remark comes amid protests led by the BJP in opposition to the CM over his assertion on the slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai.’
Earlier on Monday, Vijayan, addressing a rally organised by the CPI(M) in Malappuram in opposition to the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), had stated the slogans ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Jai Hind’ have been first raised by two Muslims and requested whether or not the Sangh Parivar could be able to abandon them.
BJP hits again at Vjiayan
“Kerala CM asked whether BJP will chant Bharat Mata ki Jai slogan after knowing that one Muslim poet has coined it? Mr Pinarayi, we don’t see society from the prism of caste, creed, or religion. We will chant Bharat Mata ki Jai. Will you chant?” Javadekar, who can be the get together’s Kerala in-charge, stated in a publish on ‘X’.
Reaching out to the minority neighborhood on this Muslim-dominated north Kerala district, the veteran CPI(M) chief had stated Muslim rulers, cultural icons and officers had performed a major function within the nation’s historical past and independence motion.
Drawing examples from historical past to show his level, Vijayan had stated a Muslim man named Azimullah Khan had coined the slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai.’
He had additionally stated an previous diplomat named Abid Hasan had first raised the slogan ‘Jai Hind’.
(With PTI inputs)
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