Maharashtra: Fadnavis Fires Back At Kanhaiya Kumar Over Wife’s Instagram Reels Remark, Calls Comments Shameful

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday (15 November) strongly criticised Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar for his remarks on the former’s wife making Instagram reels.

Fadnavis labelled the comments as derogatory and said Kumar should feel “highly ashamed” of himself. Expressing his disappointment, Fadnavis stated that such remarks were not surprising, as he and his wife have endured similar comments for the past five years.

“…’Sharam aani chahiye, chullu bhar paani mein doob marna chahiye’ (He should be ashamed, should die in a handful of water)…I am not surprised by this. My wife and I have suffered for the last 5 years. The hate campaign that the Maha Vikas Aghadi has launched against me is nothing new. I have been the Home Minister for the past 2.5 years and I know who’s running which campaign.," Fadnavis said in an interview with the news agency ANI.

The deputy CM further alleged that the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government had misused investigative agencies to target him. He claimed that when these efforts failed, personal attacks were directed at his wife.

“They could not find anything against me, they deployed all the agencies against me. They investigated everything from my hair to my blood but did not find anything against me. When they did not find anything, they started personal attacks on me. Their troll army makes allegations against my wife but I told my wife that we are in politics and we have to keep patience. They only wanted to defeat Devendra Fadnavis. But I gained from this due to my track record," he added

Kanhaiya Kumar stirred controversy during a rally in Nagpur by questioning why the public should bear the responsibility of “saving religion” while the Deputy Chief Minister’s wife makes Instagram reels.

“If this is a ‘dharma yudh’ (religious war), then question any leader who gives you speeches about saving religion. Ask them if the leader’s own sons and daughters will also join in the fight to save religion. How is it possible that the public saves religion while the leader’s children study abroad? How can the public be responsible for saving religion, while the Deputy Chief Minister’s wife makes Instagram reels?" Kumar had said while Addressing a rally in Nagpur.

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