Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday equated Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Mahatma Gandhi saying the Mahatma was a ‘Mahapurush’ of the final century whereas PM Modi is the ‘yugpurush’ of the present century.
Talking on the event of the beginning anniversary of Shrimad Rajchandra in Mumbai, the Vice President mentioned, “Mahapurush’ of the final century was Mahatma Gandhi whereas the ‘Yugpurush’ of this century is Narendra Modi.”
“Mahatma Gandhi freed us from the slavery of the British with the assistance of reality and non-violence. PM Modi took us ahead on the trail of progress, which we at all times needed to see,” he added.
#WATCH | Mumbai: On the beginning anniversary of Shrimad Rajchandra, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar says “…’Mahapurush’ of the final century was Mahatma Gandhi whereas the ‘Yugpurush’ of this century is Narendra Modi. Mahatma Gandhi freed us from the slavery of the British with the… pic.twitter.com/9hWr37HvMI
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“Each Mahatma Gandhi and PM Modi mirrored the teachings of Shrimad Rajchandra ji,” mentioned the Vice President.
Reacting to his assertion, the Congress social gathering mentioned it was “unlucky” and “reveals that every establishment in India is collapsing.”
“It is vitally unlucky and it reveals that every establishment in India is collapsing. The Vice President of India evaluating Mahatma Gandhi to PM Modi is unacceptable and even PM Modi will not settle for it…I really feel pained,” mentioned Congress chief Manickam Tagore on Tuesday.
One other Congress chief Manish Tewari mentioned that the one one who measured as much as Mahatma in some method was Nelson Mandela.
“The good Mahatma common craft and honed the instrument of non-violence as a method of passive resistance when the one factor the world knew was conflict as a method of resistance and battle as a way of opposing oppression,” Tewari mentioned whereas talking to information company ANI.
#WATCH | Delhi: Cong chief Manish Tiwari says, “The good Mahatma common craft and honed the instrument of non-violence as a method of passive resistance when the one factor the world knew was conflict as a method of resistance and battle as a way of opposing oppression…He… pic.twitter.com/he5bln3sig
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“He was a secularist…Mahatma Gandhi has been thought of to be maybe the tallest determine of the twentieth century. The one one who measures as much as him in some method is the late Nelson Mandela,” he added.
“To match the good Mahatma to anyone for that matter, is nothing wanting sacrilege. This can be very unlucky that the legacy of presumably the best human being who strode on this planet within the twentieth century is being undermined,” Tewari mentioned.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut mentioned that titles are determined by historical past, centuries and other people internationally
“Mahatma Gandhi was revered by your complete world…If those that are sitting within the authorities had even been ‘purush’, then our Jawans would not have died in Jammu and Kashmir each different day, China would not have entered Ladakh,” he added.