NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Tuesday took a swipe at CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury after he declined an invite to the January 22 consecration ceremony at Ram Temple in Ayodhya, saying that they did not expect a different response from a communist and adding that “Sitaram” would serve his interests better by returning to “Ram, Ramatva and Bharat”.
VHP’s reaction came after CPM said Yechury had turned down an invitation to attend the ceremony, saying that religion is a personal choice not to be converted into an instrument for political gain.
Reacting to it, VHP National Spokesperson Vinod Bansal wrote on X, “There are reports that the one whose name is Sitaram will not go to Ayodhya Dham.”
“Political opposition is understandable, but if someone has so much hatred for his own name, he can only be a communist,” he added.
Yechury’s party’s commitment might be something else, but it is not clear whether the CPM general secretary’s opposition is to Lord Ram or his own name, Bansal said in a video statement, adding, “A clarification is required on this”. “… The country is returning to Ram and ‘Ramatva’, for how long will you oppose them,” the VHP leader said and asked Yechury to “come back and join Ram, Ramatva and this Bharat”. “This is in your best interest now. Otherwise, people know how to respond,” Bansal added.
VHP’s reaction came after CPM said Yechury had turned down an invitation to attend the ceremony, saying that religion is a personal choice not to be converted into an instrument for political gain.
Reacting to it, VHP National Spokesperson Vinod Bansal wrote on X, “There are reports that the one whose name is Sitaram will not go to Ayodhya Dham.”
“Political opposition is understandable, but if someone has so much hatred for his own name, he can only be a communist,” he added.
Yechury’s party’s commitment might be something else, but it is not clear whether the CPM general secretary’s opposition is to Lord Ram or his own name, Bansal said in a video statement, adding, “A clarification is required on this”. “… The country is returning to Ram and ‘Ramatva’, for how long will you oppose them,” the VHP leader said and asked Yechury to “come back and join Ram, Ramatva and this Bharat”. “This is in your best interest now. Otherwise, people know how to respond,” Bansal added.