The BJP has accused the Congress of insulting the Hindu faith by depicting Rahul Gandhi as Lord Parshuram during a birthday celebration.
According to reports, Youth Congress workers in Varanasi celebrated Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's 56th birthday with symbolic rituals, including pouring milk over his photograph in the Ganga river.
In the image used during the celebration, Rahul Gandhi was depicted as Lord Parshuram, holding an axe in one hand and a copy of the Constitution in the other.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that the Congress and its alliance partners continuously abuse Hindu traditions and are now indulging in such acts for vote bank politics.
Poonawalla asked whether Gandhi and the Congress will apologise for hurting the sentiments of crores of Hindus.
Another BJP spokesperson, Pradeep Bhandari, alleged that Congress supporters have insulted Lord Parshuram and claimed that the Congress does not have support even among its allies.
