Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 19 (ANI): Responding to the FIR filed towards BJP employees in Kerala’s Palakkad district for placing up ‘Jai Shri Ram’ banners, Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday stated that he didn’t suppose there may be something improper in placing banners and elevating slogans as Lord Ram was accepted by individuals in the entire nation.
“I do not suppose it’s a huge sin {that a} banner of Lord Ram was put up within the pleasure of the election victory. Shri Ram is a logo that’s accepted by individuals all through this nation, no matter caste or faith,” the minister stated.
Earlier on Friday, a case was registered below part 153 IPC (Wantonly giving provocation with intent to trigger riot) towards BJP employees for placing up banners on the Palakkad municipality workplace, following the get together’s efficiency in current native physique polls.
“Those that say that elevating that slogan as a part of a triumph is an try to incite non secular hatred are making this challenge controversial. Nobody has ever stated that saying ‘Jai Shri Ram’ is against the law on this nation. I wish to request the Marxist Get together and the Congress to again off of their try to create non secular rivalry by focusing on extremist votes,” he added.
In response to him, if former Chief Minister and CPI-M chief EK Nayanar may give a Bhagavad Gita as a gift when he visited the Vatican, there was nothing improper in elevating Jai Shri Ram slogans.
“Nayanar had stated on the time that the Gita was a logo of Indian tradition. Shri Ram is a logo of the Indian tradition that was there earlier than the conversion of individuals to different religions. There isn’t any controversy about Shri Ram right here. All of the individuals of this nation are his heirs. Spiritual worship might range, however nobody has but rejected him,” he stated.
He additional stated that the controversy was being waged by those that have been making an attempt to communalise the difficulty with political motives and regain their misplaced votebank. (ANI)
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