Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) of indirectly indulging in casteist politics on the pretext of Sant Shiromani Ravidas' birth anniversary. The name of the Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh will be changed again to Saint Ravidasnagar.

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The BSP supremo said that the humanist message of the great sage Guru Ravidas 'Mann Changa To Kathoti Mein Ganga' was to use religion not for petty political selfishness but for social service and public awareness which has been forgotten by the ruling class in particular. This is the reason why the country suffers from various problems. Saint Ravidas spent his whole life in giving the message of humanity and struggled for a lifetime against caste discrimination.

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He has said that in today's narrow and casteist era, his humanitarian message is very important and the mind really needs to be healed in every respect. Despite being born in Varanasi considered a small caste, despite being born on the strength of god-devotion. As a strong social reformer, he had been making a lot of effort against the evils of Hindu society.

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