Muslims should bow to “Indian culture”; Ram, Krishna, Shiva were their ancestors: UP Minister: The Tribune India

Ballia (UP), September 24

Uttar Pradesh Minister Anand Swaroop Shukla said Lord Ram, Krishna and Shiva were the ancestors of Indian Muslims and they should bow down to “the land and culture of India”.

In provocative remarks here, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Adityanath have overcome the mindset which aims to create an Islamic state in the country by hoisting the flag of Hindutva and “Indian culture”.

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Presenting the account of the work of the Adityanath government over the past 4.5 years to the media on Thursday evening, Shukla said, “The ancestors of the Muslims of India are Lord Ram, Krishna and Shankar (Shiva). They don’t need to see the land of the Kaaba. These people should bow down to the land and culture of India ”.

“After Syria and Afghanistan, some people from different countries want to make the world an Islamic state. Some in India also have this mindset. the country and conquered that state of mind, ”Shukla said.

Referring to the controversial posters put up recently in Sambhal, Shukla said they were the result of the Samajwadi party’s support for Islamic terrorists and its deputy Shaifur Rehman Barq’s statement supporting the Taliban.

Posters calling Sambhal the land of “ghazis,” an apparent reference to Islamic warriors, had appeared ahead of AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s meeting earlier this week.

The BJP strongly opposed the posters, after which they were taken down by the workers of the All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).

Shukla said the “ghazis” have been completely eradicated from Uttar Pradesh. Such powers will not be able to lift their heads in the future, he said.

Striking Owaisi, Shukla said his ancestors wanted to make Hyderabad a separate nation but were unable to succeed.

“There are still people with such a mentality. They are stupid people. Their ancestors became Muslims out of fear. This kind of thinking cannot flourish under the Modi and Adityanath governments,” he said. – PTI