The video of Rahul Gandhi interacting with a Tamil Nadu pastor has gone viral.
New Delhi:
Rahul Gandhi’s go to to a pastor in Tamil Nadu throughout a brief break amid the get together’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ has given a brand new ammunition to the BJP. The Catholic priest, through the interplay with Mr Gandhi, mentioned, “Jesus is the actual God…not like Shakti”, drawing sharp reactions.
“This man was arrested for his Hindu hatred earlier – he additionally mentioned ‘I put on sneakers as a result of impurities of Bharat Mata mustn’t contaminate us.’ Bharat Jodo with Bharat Todo icons?” BJP’s Shehzad Poonawalla, whereas sharing the clip of their dialog on Twitter. The Congress, in flip, accused the BJP of operating a “hate manufacturing unit, alleging it has turned extra determined ever for the reason that profitable launch of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.
George Ponnaiah who met Rahul Gandhi says “Jesus is the one God not like Shakti (& different Gods) “
This man was arrested for his Hindu hatred earlier – he additionally mentioned
“I put on sneakers as a result of impurities of Bharat Mata mustn’t contaminate us.”Bharat Jodo with Bharat Todo icons? pic.twitter.com/QECJr9ibwb
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) September 10, 2022
Rahul Gandhi met pastor George Ponnaiah on the Muttidichan Parai Church, Puliyoorkurichy the place he camped for a morning break on Friday.
Within the video shared by a number of BJP leaders, Rahul Gandhi was heard asking, “Jesus Christ is a type of God? Is that proper?” To which, the pastor mentioned, “He’s the actual God.”
Mr Ponniah went on to say, “God reveals him(self) as a person, an actual individual…not like Shakti…so we see a human individual.”
“If assembly a controversial pastor, who is understood for his visceral disdain for almost all neighborhood and their beliefs, Rahul Gandhi’s thought of “Bharat Jodo, then this Yatra is nothing however a sham. How can indulging religion supremacists serve the bigger society and convey cohesion?” BJP’s Amit Malviya tweeted.
The pastor was arrested final 12 months in July in Kallikudi, Madurai for a hate speech in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Residence Minister Amit Shah and different leaders.
The Congress accusing the BJP of spreading “mischief”, saying the tweet shared by them bears no relation by any means to what’s recorded within the audio.
“An atrocious tweet from the BJP hate manufacturing unit is doing the rounds. It bears no relation by any means to what’s recorded within the audio. That is typical BJP mischief that has turn out to be extra determined after the profitable launch of Bharat JodoYatra which is evoking such an enormous response,” Jairam Ramesh tweeted.
भाजपा की हेट फैक्ट्री एक घटिया ट्वीट वायरल करने का प्रयास कर रही है। ऑडियो में जो कुछ भी रिकॉर्ड किया गया है, उससे इसका कोई संबंध नहीं है। यह भाजपा का विशिष्ट तुच्छ तरीका है। #BharatJodoYatra के सफल शुरुआत और लोगों द्वारा मिल रहे समर्थन को देखकर ये हताश हो गए हैं।
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 10, 2022
The Congress get together’s bold ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ led by Rahul Gandhi started on Wednesday (September 7) from Kanyakumari. The Yatra will embody Padayatras, rallies, and public conferences which will likely be attended by the senior Congress leaders together with Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
