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Other than the oath text, he said, invocations made by the members had been blurred and were not going on record.
The Opposition Congress on Tuesday condemned it’s INDIA bloc partner DMK’s MP A Raja’s purported remarks against Lord Ram. According to BJP’s Amit Malviya, A Raja purportedly said that India is not a nation and that he doesn’t believe in Ram or Ramayana.
Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said, “I 100 percent disagree with his remarks. From this platform, I condemn such a statement. I believe Ram belongs to everyone and is all encompassing.”
The Congress leader further said that Lord Ram is above communities and religions.
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“I believe that Ram, who was called Imam-e-Hind, is above communities, religions and castes. Ram is an ideal of living life. Ram is dignity, Ram is ethics, Ram is love. I completely condemn this statement, it could be his (Raja’s) statement, I do not support it. I condemn it and I think people should exercise restraint while talking,” she said.
What A Raja said?
According to the purported video shared by Malviya, A Raja said: “If you say this is God. If this is your Jai Sri Ram, if this is your Bharat Mata Ki Jai, we will never accept that Jai Sri Ram and Bharat Mata. Tamil Nadu won’t accept. You go and tell, we’re enemies of Ram. I don’t have faith in Ramayana, and lord Ram. If you say that in the name of the Ramayana is human harmony, where four brothers are born as siblings, one Kuravar as brother, one Hunter as brother, another monkey as another brother, another monkey as the 6th brother, then your Jai Sri Ram is Chi! Idiots!”
Following his remarks, BJP launched a scathing attack at the Opposition and questioned Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
“Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka (Gandhi Vadra), Mallikarjun Kharge, do you consider it (Raja’s remarks) right?” he asked.
The BJP has also called for the arrest of the DMK MP over his purported “anti-Hindu and anti-India” remarks.
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