“Lord Ram Was Non-Vegetarian”: NCP Leader Jitendra Awhad

“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. Ram was not a vegetarian, he was a non-vegetarian,” NCP Leader Jitendra Awhad said while addressing an event in Maharashtra’s Shirdi on Wednesday.

उद्या जितेंद्र आव्हाड वर केस दाखल करतोय राम मांसाहारी आमच्या व तमाम हिंदू च्या भावना दुखावल्या आधी पंचवटी पोलीस ठाण्यात तक्रार दाखल करण्यात येणार आहे सर्व हिंदू रामभक्त व पत्रकार मंडळी विनंती ११ वा येण्याचं कराव
श्रीमहंत सुधीरदास महाराज @abpmajhatv@TV9Marathi@BJP4Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/T9KqaYz9uP

— Shri Mahant sudhirdas Maharaj (@mahantpt03) January 3, 2024

Kicking off a debate on the matter, Awhad asked, “Where would a person living in the forest for 14 years go to find vegetarian food? Is it correct or not (question to the public) ? Tell me when I am telling the truth.”

However, following the fact that his remarks stirred massive controversy, Awhad apologized and said, “I don’t speak without research… I don’t want to intensify, but if someone is hurt by what I said then I apologize.”

Nationalist Congress Party leader Jitendra Avhad's statement that, 'Lord Ram is eating meat' is condemned!

If a case of #HateSpeech is not filed against Avhad, we will protest on the streets! –
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti
@Ramesh_hjs

@HinduJagrutiOrg pic.twitter.com/hm8PT83rfH

— Sunil Ghanwat🛕🛕 (@SG_HJS) January 4, 2024

The NCP leader’s provocative remark on Lord Ram sparked a massive controversy with many seeking action against him for hurting religious sentiments.

Source : Opindia