Modi says Rajasthan won’t vote on Rahul’s knowledge of Hinduism

Jodhpur (Rajasthan) : Days after Congress President Rahul Gandhi accused him of not understanding the fundamentals of Hinduism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit back on Monday, saying Rajasthan will vote on the issue of development, not on his knowledge of Hinduism. Modi added that unlike Gandhi, he never claimed to have entire knowledge of Hinduism “which can’t be grasped even in several lifetimes”.

Dubbing the Congress President a self-proclaimed “thekedar of Hinduism”, Modi said Hinduism is so vast that even the “rishis and munis” (sages and saints) could never claim to know it in its entirety. Taking a jibe at the Congress, he said it was not interested in issues related to development but on Modi’s knowledge of Hinduism, “which is irrelevant in an election”. “Is Rajasthan going to vote on the issue of whether Modi has the knowledge of Hinduism or not? Or will it vote on issues of road, electricity and water?” he asked.

Attacking the Congress, the Prime Minister asked where was its understanding of Hinduism when its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru “opposed the reconstruction of Somnath temple in Gujarat or when the UPA government told the Supreme Court in writing that there was no proof of the existence of Lord Ram and he was a fictional character?” Ahead of the December 7 polls in Rajasthan, Modi said Congress would fail like it failed in other states. (IANS)

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