Hyderabad, Sept. 29 -- Telangana BJP president N. Ramchander Rao strongly criticised Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his recent remarks contrasting Lord Shiva and Lord Rama, and accused him of using religious figures for political purposes.
Reddy had said at an event in New Delhi that "Shiv is the God of the poor, Ram is the God of the rich" while discussing the political use of religious symbolism. He also questioned why BJP leaders use the slogan "Jai Shri Ram" but do not say "Har Har Mahadev."Talking to the media at the state party office, Nampally, on Tuesday, Rao termed the remarks objectionable and alleged that they sought to create divisions within Hindu society. He said the BJP would oppose what it described as attempts to poli...