Backing Rajasthan Minister Parsadi Lal Meena’s remark that likened Lord Ram’s foot journey from Ayodhya to Sri Lanka to Rahul Gandhi’s padyatra, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Tuesday said that it is, however, a ‘co-incidence’ that both of their names begin with ‘R’.
The remarks of the Maharasthra Congress chief came after Meena on Monday said that Rahul Gandhi is walking even more than Lord Ram did from Ayodhya to Sri Lanka.
“Rahul Gandhi’s padayatra will be historic. Lord Ram too went from Ayodhya to Sri Lanka on foot. Rahul Gandhi is walking even more than that, from Kanniyakumari to Kashmir,” Meena said.
Reacting to the statement, Patole said that it is a ‘coincidence’ that both the names Rahul and Ram begin with “R”, but the Congress party does not compare Rahul Gandhi with Lord Ram.
“Even Lord Sri Ram also walked (Padyatra) from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, and even Shankaracharya walked the same way, and so is Rahul Gandhi doing in the form of padayatra.
People are joining him, so it’s not a comparison with Lord Ram but a coincidence that both Lord Ram and Rahul Gandhi’s names begin with “R”.
