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TMC Counters Nadda s Visit With Actor Soham s Rally; Big Row Over Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Amid intense battle between BJP and ruling TMC in poll-bound West Bengal, now ruling party in the state has attacked BJP chief Nadda over Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Amid the intense battle between BJP and CM Mamata Banerjee s TMC in poll-bound West Bengal, now the ruling party in the state has attacked BJP chief JP Nadda over 15th century saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The saffron party, with an aim to present themselves close to Bengali culture, is seen enjoying folk music, savouring Bengali cuisine and praising revered Bengali personalities during the campaign. However, the TMC has been prompt to point out the mistakes by the saffron party - which has placed itself as the major Opposition in West Bengal ahead of polls.
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Bengal BJP Chief Doubles Down on J.P. Nadda s Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Gaffe
Visiting a temple in Katwa, Nadda had claimed it was where the spiritual thinker had been initiated into faith. But the temple in question was constructed 305 years after Mahaprabhu s death.
J.P. Nadda and Dilip Ghosh, BJP s national and Bengal presidents respectively. Photo: Twitter/@JPNadda
Politics11/Jan/2021
Kolkata: On Saturday, Bharatiya Janata Party chief J.P. Nadda called the temple he had visited “the place where Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was initiated into faith”. The problem, reported local media, was that the saint died in 1534 and the temple Nadda visited was built in 1839.
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