New Delhi, December 10 (IANS). Peethadhishwar of Bageshwar Dham, Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri has responded to the controversial statement given by Iltija Mufti, daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti. He has called Iltija a fool.
He said, “Hindutva is a lifestyle. Hindutva is a way of life. Hindutva is the most important thing for unity in this world. Iltija Mufti is saying that Hindutva is a disease. I want to say that her The statement is quite shameful. I think he should get treatment for his mind. Hindutva is the one who talks about Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. Hindutva is that which sees Ram in everyone. Hindutva is that which sees Gauri in a daughter.
Bageshwar Dham’s Peethadhishwar Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri has appealed to the Hindus to come forward and raise this issue strongly so that such people can know whether Hindutva is a disease or a medicine.
Let us tell you that recently Iltija Mufti had said on social media platform Refuse to chant. Hindutva is a disease that has affected millions of Indians and tarnished the name of God.”
This statement was opposed by BJP leaders. After which Iltija said on Sunday, “There is a lot of difference between Hindutva and Hinduism. Hindutva is the hateful philosophy that Veer Savarkar used to spread in India. His philosophy was that this country belongs to Hindus. You should not beat a Muslim child. So you are using the slogan of Jai Shri Ram. I am saying that ‘Hindutva’ is a disease. We have to cure this disease.”
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