New Delhi, July 12 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday hit back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), suggesting that those opposing the recitation of the 'Sundarkand' possess "demonic tendencies".

"Lord Rama had said - 'In Kaliyuga, people with demonic tendencies will oppose the recitation of the Sundarakanda'," Kejriwal wrote, directly responding to the offensive launched by the Delhi BJP.

This comes amid a brewing political war of words over Kejriwal's religious outreach, which the BJP described as a "political gimmick".

Kejriwal, accompanied by his wife Sunita Kejriwal and senior party leader Manish Sisodia, participated in a Sundarkand Path held at Japanese Park in Rohini.

The Sunderkand Path, led ...