Ahmedabad: The BJP and right-wing outfit leaders have strongly condemned Congress candidate Indranil Rajguru’s controversial comment that ‘Mahadev resides in Azmer and Allah in Somnath” and called it an ”insult to Hindus.” The controversy erupted after a video of Rajguru’s controversial speech about non secular locations Ajmer and Somnath throughout a public assembly went viral on social media. In the viral movies, the previous Congress MLA who’s now contesting on the get together ticket from Rajkot (East) seat, may very well be seen telling a gathering, principally comprising a Muslim viewers, in the constituency, “In my view, Mahadev and Allah are the same. Mahadev resides in Ajmer, and Allah resides in Somnath. Allahu Akbar (God is great).”
He even requested them to chant “Har Har Mahadev” after him and the group members did the identical.
“In my view, Mahadev and Allah are the same. I feel joy in taking my Hindu brothers to Lord Mahadev (Somnath) on a bus. But I feel the same joy when I go to Ajmer with trains full of people…Those who seek to reform us should know we are all human beings. Allahu Akbar. Har Har Madev,” mentioned Rajguru, who just lately returned to the Congress after a brief stint with the Aam Aadmi Party.
Ajmer is known for the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, and Somnath is fashionable for the temple of Lord Mahadev.
Hitting again at him, BJP’s Uday Kangad, who’s contesting towards Rajguru from Rajkot (East), mentioned, “There is a great difference. Such a statement is objectionable to the Hindu community…Somnath is revered across the country, and is the first ‘jyotirling.’ One should not say something like this.”
A distinguished non secular chief from Ahmedabad Chaitanya Shambhu Maharaj additionally strongly condemned Rajguru’s statements. “This is an example of how low a person can stoop for votes. By such a statement he has insulted not just the Hindus but also Muslims…This is just an attempt to woo Hindu and Muslim voters,” he claimed.
Later, in view of the row, Rajguru mentioned, “A clip of mine saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ has surfaced. In the same clip, people should also listen to 5,000 Muslims chanting ‘Har Har Mahadev’.” He mentioned the opponent BJP made viral a portion of his speech in which he’s seen saying ‘Allahu Akbar’.
“I asked them (the public gathering) that if I do not feel ashamed in taking Allah’s name, then should you feel ashamed of taking the name of Mahadev? When I said ‘Allahu Akbar’, then 5,000 people chanted ‘Har Har Mahadev’. This is the reality of the video,” Rajguru mentioned.
Elections for the 182-member Gujarat Assembly will probably be held in two phases on December 1 and 5.
