By SABRANGINDIA
In Vijayapura, Karnataka, on March 4, BJP leader T Raja Singh was reportedly invited as chief guess at an event celebrating Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj. At the event, he reportedly stirred controversy with a speech containing inflammatory remarks against Muslims. The event which was reportedly organised by Janatha Seva Group, saw Singh using derogatory language while also reportedly encouraging attendees to take a pledge for a ‘war’ against “love jihad and religious conversions.”
“History is witness, that these slurs have always attacked from the back. They don’t have the guts to fight from the front. They will always attack from the back, that is their nature. When you people were in the parliament, you said that Babri was, will be there and you say you will tell your coming generations about the martyrdom of Babri Masjid. Then, listen, we will also tell our generations about Veer Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj’s bravery and Sahu Maharaj’s bravery. I will tell these slurs who say slogans favouring Pakistan, child this is Bharat. And in Bharat, the saffron (bhagwa) rules. And in Bhagwa rule, who says Pakistan Zindabad, they will be kicked. We need to prepare veers (soldiers) like Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj. Because back in the day, there was only one Afzal Khan…but now, there is one ‘Afzal Khan’ in every lane. So we need to prepare as many Chhatrapati Sivaji Maharaj. You have to be prepared and ready.”
“I will protect my desh, and until I am alive, I will protect my dharma. I will fight a war against religious conversion, ‘love-jihad’. I will protect my cow, I will protect my women.”
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