Ayodhya Seer Paramhans Acharya threatened to ‘Vadh’ (kill) NCP’s Jitendra Awhad after his controversial remark that Lord Ram was never a vegetarian as he couldn’t live in the jungle for 14 years being a vegetarian.
Ayodhya: With a few days left for the historic Prana Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, Maharashtra leader Jitendra Awhad sparked a new major controversy with his remark that Lord Ram was never a vegetarian as he couldn’t live in the jungle for 14 years being a vegetarian. Responding to this, Ayodhya Seer Paramhans Acharya threatened to ‘Vadh’ (kill) him, stating that it is ‘contemptuous and hurts the sentiments of Lord Ram devotees’. “The statement given by Jitendra Awhad is contemptuous and hurts the sentiment of Lord Ram devotees…I would urge Maharashtra and the central government to take strict action against people who speak foul of Lord Ram…If strict actions are not taken against him, then I will kill the Jitendra Awhad. I’m giving a warning,” ANI quoted Paramhans Acharya as saying.
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Awhad, NCP MLA (Sharad Pawar faction), stated that Lord Ram was a Bahujan and a non-vegetarian and was a hunter. “We don’t read history and forget everything in politics. Ram is ours. Of us Bahujans. Who used to hunt to eat… Ram was never a vegetarian. He was a non-vegetarian. How can a man who lived in the jungle for 14 years remain a vegetarian,” Jitendra Awhad said.
मैं अरुण यादव महाराष्ट्र सरकार से इस रामद्रोही JITENDRA AWHAD को तुरंत गिरफ्तार करने की मांग कर रहा हूं।
मेरे साथ सभी राम भक्त इस ट्रेंड का समर्थन करे। 👇👇#ArrestJitendraAwhad https://t.co/Tr4wwg2isQ pic.twitter.com/N8RI3BFNLZ
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Responding to NCP leader’s controversial remark, BJP MLA Ram Kadam said had Balasaheb Thackeray been alive, Saamana newspaper (shiv sena’s newspaper) would have criticised the controversial statement. “But today’s reality is they (Uddhav Sena) do not care if somebody makes fun of the Hindus. They are indifferent, as cold as ice. But when the election comes, they will talk about Hindutva..” Kadam tweeted today.
Kadam also wrote a letter to Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde demanding January 22 (the date of Pran Pratishtha of Lord Ram in Ayodhya Temple) be declared as a dry day and a veg day.
Responding to the row that his comment triggered, Jitendra Awhad said, “What is the controversy that what did Lord Ram eat? Someone will claim Lord Ram used to eat methi-bhaji (fenugreek leaves fritters) There was no rice at that time. Lord Ram was a Kshatriya and Kshatriyas are non-vegetarians. I absolutely stand by what I said. 80% of India’s population are non-vegetarians, they are also devotees of Lord Ram,” Jitendra Awhad said.