Mumbai, October 18: Coming out in support of 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 it was, however, a "co-incidence" that the names of both began with "R".
The remarks of Maharasthra Congress chief Nana Patole come after Parsadi Lal Meena on Monday said Rahul Gandhi was walking even more than Lord Ram did from Ayodhya to Sri Lanka.
"Rahul Gandhi's padayatra will be historic. Lord Ram too had gone from Ayodhya to Sri Lanka on foot. Rahul Gandhi is walking even more than that, from Kanniyakumari to Kashmir," Meena had said.
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Reacting to the statement, Patole said it was a "coincidence" that both names Rahul and Ram began with "R", but the Congress did not compare Rahul Gandhi with Lord Ram.
"Even Lord Sri Ram also walked (padayatra) 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". But we don't compare Rahul with Lord Ram while BJP leaders compare their leaders with God. God is God and Rahul Gandhi is a human being and he is working for humanity and it can be seen by everyone," said Patole.
'Bharat Jodo Yatra' entered Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning. The yatra is scheduled to carry on for 150 days. On the 41st day of the Yatra, Rahul Gandhi resumed the march from the Halaharvi bus stop in Kurnool.
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Even Lord Sri Ram walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir and even Shankaracharya walked the same way, and so is Rahul Gandhi doing in the form of padayatra, says Nana Patole[/caption]
"As Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Andhra Pradesh, the excitement has gone to the next level. Massive support to all the Padyatris has energised everyone," the Congress said in a tweet.
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Source: ANI
