Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the blessings of Goddess Kali are always with the country. The remarks came while the Prime Minister was addressing the centenary celebrations of Swami Atmasthananda, who was the 15th president of the Ramakrishna Math. 
He futher added, Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa was one such saint who had a vision of Maa Kali, who had surrendered his whole being at the feet of Maa Kali. He used to say this whole world, everything is pervaded by the consciousness of the Goddess. This consciousness is visible in the Kali Puja of Bengal. This consciousness is visible in the faith of Bengal and the country.
Talking about his devotion to Maha Kali he said that "Whenever I had the opportunity, I visited Belur Math and the Dakhineshwar Kali temple , it is natural to feel a connection. When your faith and beliefs are pure, the Goddess herself shows you the way. The limitless blessings of Maa Kali are always with India. The country is moving ahead with this spiritual energy for the world's welfare."
He added ," This whole world, this variable and constant, everything is pervaded by the consciousness of the mother. This consciousness is seen in the Kali Puja of Bengal. A beam of this consciousness and power was illuminated by Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa in the form of Yugpurushas like Swami Vivekananda. 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speech come after the statement of Mahua Moitra.  The TMC MP said, Goddess Kaali is a "meat-loving, alcohol-accepting" deity. The comment drew a huge backlash and the Trinamool Congress distanced itself from the comment and said it was Mahua Moitra's personal opinion and not the party's stand.
Following PM Modi's speech, BJP leader Amit Malviya targetted Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra over the Kaali controversy. Malviya tweeted that while PM Modi spoke so devotionally about the goddess for whole of India, Mamata Banerjee defends the "obnoxious" portrayal of the goddess by her party MP.

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