BJP suspends MP media cell head for calling Mahatma Gandhi father of Pakistan
BJP has suspended its Madhya Pradesh media cell head Anil Saumitra from primary membership over the controversial remark on Mahatma Gandhi.
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India Today Web Desk
New Delhi
May 17, 2019UPDATED: May 17, 2019 21:05 IST
Anil Saumitra
BJP suspends leader Anil Saumitra. (Photo:Facebook/ Anil Saumitra)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday suspended its Madhya Pradesh media cell head Anil Saumitra from primary membership over the controversial remark on Mahatma Gandhi.
Diving into Nathuram Godse controversy, Anil Saumitra had called Mahatma Gandhi "father of Pakistan". "Pakistan was born with the blessings of Bapu, therefore Mahatma Gandhi can be the father of Pakistan but not of India," Anil Saumitra had said on a Facebook post.
Hours later, Saumitra put out another post defending his statement and said his remark was not wrong. "No scholar can prove me wrong. I will not delete my post," Anil Saumitra said.
The BJP suspended Anil Saumitra over this post and has sought a reply within seven days.
The decision comes minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarified his stand over Nathuram Godse controversy.
Speaking about BJP leader Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Narendra Modi said that though she has apologised for calling Gandhi assassinator a patriot, he himself would never be able to forgive her for insulting Bapu.
Earlier in the day, BJP chief Amit Shah also distanced the party from the pro-Godse remarks. "They have withdrawn their statements and apologised. BJP has taken their statements seriously and sent these statements to the disciplinary committee," Amit Shah said.
The Mahatma Gandhi-Nathuram Godse controversy started with Kamal Hassan who said that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mRjFgLUX_M
BJP has suspended its Madhya Pradesh media cell head Anil Saumitra from primary membership over the controversial remark on Mahatma Gandhi.
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India Today Web Desk
New Delhi
May 17, 2019UPDATED: May 17, 2019 21:05 IST
Anil Saumitra
BJP suspends leader Anil Saumitra. (Photo:Facebook/ Anil Saumitra)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday suspended its Madhya Pradesh media cell head Anil Saumitra from primary membership over the controversial remark on Mahatma Gandhi.
Diving into Nathuram Godse controversy, Anil Saumitra had called Mahatma Gandhi "father of Pakistan". "Pakistan was born with the blessings of Bapu, therefore Mahatma Gandhi can be the father of Pakistan but not of India," Anil Saumitra had said on a Facebook post.
Hours later, Saumitra put out another post defending his statement and said his remark was not wrong. "No scholar can prove me wrong. I will not delete my post," Anil Saumitra said.
The BJP suspended Anil Saumitra over this post and has sought a reply within seven days.
The decision comes minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarified his stand over Nathuram Godse controversy.
Speaking about BJP leader Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Narendra Modi said that though she has apologised for calling Gandhi assassinator a patriot, he himself would never be able to forgive her for insulting Bapu.
Earlier in the day, BJP chief Amit Shah also distanced the party from the pro-Godse remarks. "They have withdrawn their statements and apologised. BJP has taken their statements seriously and sent these statements to the disciplinary committee," Amit Shah said.
The Mahatma Gandhi-Nathuram Godse controversy started with Kamal Hassan who said that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mRjFgLUX_M
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