In response to Nationalist Congress Party- Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad’s recent statements on Bhagwan Ram, Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra head pujari, Acharya Satyendra Das, strongly refuted the claims, calling them “completely false.”
Awhad had earlier sparked controversy by asserting that Bhgawan Ram, during his exile, was a non-vegetarian. In opposition to these statements, head pujari Acharya Satyendra Das asserted, “What NCP leader Jitendra Awhad is speaking is completely false. It isn’t written anywhere in our scriptures that Bhagwan Ram had non-vegetarian food during his exile. It’s written that he used to have fruits.”
“Such a liar has no right to insult our Bhagwan Ram. Our God was always vegetarian. He is speaking demeaning words to insult our Bhagwan Ram,” Acharya Satyendra Das stated expressing his disapproval.
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Awhad on January 3, claimed that Bhagwan Ram belonged to the ‘Bahujans’ (people in majority) and was a non-vegetarian, contrary to common belief.
“Ram is ours. Ram belongs to the Bahujans. Ram who hunts and eats is ours, we belong to the Bahujans. When you people go to make us all vegetarian, we follow the ideals of Ram and today we eat mutton. This is the ideal of Ram,” Awhad said while addressing an event in Maharashtra’s Shirdi on January 3.
“Ram was not a vegetarian, he was a non-vegetarian,” he added. Following Awhad’s controversial statement, BJP MLA Ram Kadam filed a complaint against the NCP leader in Mumbai.
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“Their mindset is to hurt the sentiments of the Ram bhakts. They can’t make fun of the Hindu religion to gather votes. The fact that Ram mandir has been built has not gown down well with the ‘ghamandi’ alliance,” Ram Kadam said.
The statement by the NCP leader also drew criticism from Hindu seers. Ayodhya Seer Paramhans Acharya urged the Centre and the Maharashtra government to take strict action those who speak “foul” of Bhagwan Ram and said Awhad’s statements hurt the sentiment of Bhagwan Ram’s devotees.
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“The statement given by Jitendra Awhad is contemptuous and hurts the sentiment of Bhagwan Ram devotees. I would urge Maharashtra and the central government to take strict action against people who speak foul of Bhagwan Ram,” he said.
“If strict actions are not taken against him, then I will kill the Jitendra Awhad. I’m giving a warning,” he added.
(with inputs from ANI)
