New Delhi: Union minister Anantkumar Hegde has sparked a controversy after he said that ‘if a Hindu girl is touched by a hand, then that hand should not exist’.
The lawmaker from Karnataka ignited the controversy on Sunday while he was speaking an event in the state’s Kodagu district.
“We have to rethink about priorities of our society. We shouldn’t think of caste. If a Hindu girl is touched by a hand, then that hand should not exist,” the minister said.
#WATCH: Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde in Kodagu, “We have to rethink about priorities of our society. We shouldn’t think of caste. If a Hindu girl is touched by a hand, then that hand should not exist.” #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/4uVNnIrNeu
— ANI (@ANI) January 27, 2019
Hegde further claimed that the Taj Mehal was not built by Muslims and Shah Jahan had bought it from King Jayasimha which is a Shiv Mandir built by King Paramatheertha.
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“Taj Mahal was not built by Muslims. It’s definitely not built by Muslims, the history speaks for it. Shah Jahan in his autobiography has said he bought this palace from King Jayasimha. It’s a Shiv Mandir built by King Paramatheertha, Tejo Mahalaya. Tejo Mahalaya became Taj Mahal. If we keep sleeping, most of our houses also will be named manzil. In future, Lord Ram will be called jahanpana and Sita will become Bibi,” he added.
Reacting to the statement, Karnataka Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao launched an attack on Hegde calling it “deplorable”.
“What are your achievements after becoming a Union Minister or as MP? What are your contributions for Karnataka’s development? All I can say for sure, it’s deplorable that such people have become ministers & have managed to get elected as MP’s,” Rao tweeted.
@AnantkumarH
Wht are ur achievements after becoming a Union Minister or as MP?
Wht are ur contributions for Karnataka’s development?
All I can say for sure,it’s deplorable tht such people have become ministers & have managed to get elected as MP’s. https://t.co/IMtjPSj9aK— Dinesh Gundu Rao (@dineshgrao) January 27, 2019
Responding to Rao, the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Anantkumar Hegde said: ” I shall definitely answer this guy @dineshgrao’s queries, before which could he please reveal himself as to who he is along with his achievements? I only know him as a guy who ran behind a Muslim lady.”
I shall definitely answer this guy @dineshgrao‘s queries, before which could he please reveal himself as to who he is along with his achievements?
I only know him as a guy who ran behind a Muslim lady. https://t.co/8hVJ2wQXMU— Anantkumar Hegde (@AnantkumarH) January 27, 2019
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Gundu Rao tweeted back: “Sad to see @AnantkumarH stoop to such low levels as to bring in personal issues. Guess it’s his lack of culture. Guess he hasn’t learnt from our Hindu scriptures. Time hasn’t run out, he can still try and become a more dignified human.”