VHP Joint General Secretary Surendra Jain also hailed Modi for his remarks, saying the comments will direct the country's politics in a new direction where "appeasement based on religion will have no place."
"...Those who are into politics of appeasement felt that the Prime Minister's comment were directed against them...The electoral discourse stooped at such an unprecedented low. Someone is using words like donkey.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had yesterday contested Modi's claim about discrimination in power supply during Ramzan and Diwali in the poll-bound northern state.
Giving an interesting twist to the no-holds-barred election campaign, Akhilesh also appeared to target Modi as he "appealed" to megastar Amitabh Bachchan "not to campaign for the donkeys of Gujarat."
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Defending the Prime Minister, Jain said the former's remark was against "politics of appeasement" and that he was talking about sharing of country's resources equally by all.
"Agar Ramzan mein bijli aati hai, to Diwali me bhi aani chahiye, bhedbhav nahi hona chahiye (If there is electricity during Ramzan, it must also be available during Diwali, there should be no discrimination).
"If there is a 'kabaristaan' (graveyard), there should be a 'shamshaan' (cremation ground) too," he had said.
Referring to the Supreme Court's order against using religion and caste for seeking votes, the VHP leader claimed, "Those who call themselves secular are into such appeasement."
To a question over the VHP's pitch for constructing Ram temple in Ayodhya, Jain hoped if a BJP-led government came to power in the state, it would clear the hurdles in the way of building the structure.
"It is not the government's job to build a temple, but of the community. We hope if BJP government comes to power, it will help clear the hurdles in constructing the temple," he said.
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