Samajwadi Party 'Revanth should focus on governance, not matters of faith'

The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday criticised Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy‘s statement on Lord Ram and Lord Shiva and said he should focus on working for the poor and backward communities rather than commenting on matters of faith.

Speaking to media, Samajwadi Party spokesperson Ashutosh Verma said, “I think you are the Chief Minister of a state. You should not get involved in matters concerning God. Use the powers given to you by the Constitution to work for the poor, backward, Dalit, minority and oppressed people. Matters concerning God, and which God is greater or smaller, should be left to saints, seers and spiritual



leaders.”

This came as Reddy, speaking at a media event in the national capital on Monday, questioned the BJP’s repeated use of the slogan “Jai Shri Ram” and asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders do not similarly chant “Har Har Mahadev”.

We are Dravidians. Here (North India), people are Aryans. We are devotees of Shiva, while people here are devotees of Lord Ram. BJP stole Ram. It’s an emotion; a sentiment. Why does Modi ji not say, ‘Har Har Mahadev’? Have you ever seen BJP people say ‘Har Har Mahadev’ on stage? They only say, ‘Jai Sri Ram’. When we chant ‘Har Har Mahadev’, they don’t like it,” Reddy stated.