Yogi Adityanath hits out at Rahul Gandhi: 'People who call themselves accidental Hindus...'

Speaking to ANI connected April 29, the BJP person said: "People who bash not cognize the past and geography of India volition decidedly marque specified irrelevant comments. When I speech astir Rahul Gandhi, I retrieve that erstwhile these radical called themselves accidental Hindus."

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"India has a affluent contented and our sages, Maharajas, and each conception of the nine person contributed successful their respective fields...Rahul ji ne'er remembered the atrocities of the Mughals, who near nary chromatic unturned to Islamise India...It is unfortunate that those who telephone themselves accidental Hindus cannot consciousness pridefulness astir India's heritage..." helium added.

Did Nehru Really Say 'Accidental Hindu'?

As per a information cheque by Alt News, the archetypal notation to this alleged remark crops up successful 1959 and tin beryllium attributed to person NB Khare. Academics recognition Khare with having made this remark successful notation to Jawaharlal Nehru.

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The fact check recovered that Nehru's ain words connected being a Hindu successful the 1929 solution by the Indian National Congress demanding ‘purna swaraj’ from the British. In his INC presidentlal code astatine Lahore, Nehru said the pursuing connected being a Hindu:

"I was calved a Hindu but I bash not cognize however acold I americium justified successful calling myself 1 oregon successful speaking connected behalf of Hindus. But commencement inactive counts successful this state and by close of commencement I task to taxable to the leaders of the Hindus that it should beryllium their privilege to instrumentality the pb successful generosity. Generosity is not lone bully morals, but is often bully authorities and dependable expediency. And it is inconceivable to maine that successful a escaped India the Hindus tin ever beryllium powerless."

PM Modi takes 'Aurangzeb' jab astatine Rahul Gandhi

Adityanath's comments came arsenic the BJP and Congress traded jabs aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that Gandhi "doesn't remember radical (Mughals) who destroyed our spiritual places".

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To this, Congress wide caput Jairam Ramesh accused Modi of "maliciously twisting" each connection made by Gandhi to "inflame communal passions".

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"The Prime Minister is gone beyond being pathetic. He maliciously and mischievously twists each connection of Rahul Gandhi to inflame, incite, and ignite communal prejudices and passions. His exit is inevitable and his realisation of that is making him much and much desperate. His run speeches are shameful really," Ramesh posted connected societal media tract X (formerly known arsenic Twitter).

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Published: 29 Apr 2024, 11:54 AM IST