CP Joshi's casteist remark on PM Modi against Congress' values :Rahul Gandhi
CP Joshi's casteist remark on PM Modi against Congress' values :Rahul Gandhi
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New Delhi: National Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reportedly distanced himself from his vetern party member CP Joshi's controversial statement that 'only Brahmins know and can talk about Hinduism'.

Criticizing Joshi, the Congress scion said that the former's remark is the opposite of the values of the grand old party. He further stated that his party leaders should not give statements which can hurt sentiments of any segment.

Clarifying on Twitter, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "CP Joshi's comment is the opposite of the values of Congress party. Party leaders should not give statements which can hurt sentiments of any section."

 

"I am sure Joshi ji will realise his mistake, keeping party's principles in mind. He should regret his statement,"  Rahul’s tweet added.

The congress scion's statement came after a video of Joshi surfaced on Thursday in which he is heard saying that only pandits and brahmins knew about Hinduism and were learned enough to talk about it.

"Does anyone know what is the caste of Uma Bharti? What is the caste of Sadhvi Ritambhara? In this country, if anyone knows about religion, it is the pandits and the brahmins," Joshi is heard as saying in the video.

Joshi was addressing at an event in Rajasthan's Nathdwara. The state is going to polls in a single phase on December 7 while the counting is programmed to be held on December 11.

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