Smriti Irani: Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Ram naam japna’ is a victory of BJP

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said that Rahul Gandhi doing ‘aartis’ and chanting the name of Lord Ram is a victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Notably, the statement of Smriti Irani comes almost an hour after Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders performed ‘aarti’ during Narmada puja in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh.

While talking to news agency ANI, Smriti Irani said, “For Mr Gandhi to say that he is afraid of Hindu terror, for Mr Gandhi and his party to give an affidavit in a court of law saying that Ram did not ever exist, today for him to do ‘aartis’ & ‘Ram naam japna’ in itself is a victory of BJP.”

For Mr Gandhi to say that he is afraid of Hindu terror, for Mr Gandhi & his party to give an affidavit in a Court of law saying that Ram did not ever exist, today for him to do ‘aartis’ & ‘Ram naam japna’ in itself s a victory of BJP: Union Minister Smriti Irani pic.twitter.com/8nMQKxZxGE

— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2018

She also said that Rahul Gandhi’s visits to temples is an attempt to hoodwink people and target “majority community” votebank, alleging that the Gandhi scion treated Hindus with “disdain over years”.

“From half-baked truths and lies, Rahul Gandhi today has to go for his political salvation into temples. This exercise by him is an attempt to hoodwink people into believing he can be acceptable amongst a majority community that he treated with disdain over years,” Smriti Irani concluded.

From half baked truths&lies, Rahul Gandhi today has to go for his political salvation into temples. This exercise by him is an attempt to hoodwink people into believing he can be acceptable amongst a majority community that he treated with disdain over yrs: Union Min Smriti Irani pic.twitter.com/Xpem8HZUrb

— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2018

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