Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday reacted to the row triggered by his father Lalu Yadav’s ‘no family’ jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to divert attention with its ‘Modi ka Parivaar’ rhetoric.
Lalu Yadav earlier this week said Modi was not a true Hindu because he didn’t tonsure his head after his mother passed away. He also said that Modi had no family. In response to the personal attack, several BJP leaders added ‘Modi ka Parivaar’ suffix on their social media account names to show solidarity with the Prime Minister.
Tejashwi Yadav today said that he is glad to know that his father Lalu Yadav had such an impact on the BJP.
“I am glad that the words of Lalu ji have so much impact. But what about issues like poverty and unemployment that he had raised? He spoke of so many things,” he was quoted as saying by PTI.
Reacting to his father’s Modi not a true Hindu remark, he said he got his daughter tonsured as per Hindu traditions but the Prime Minister didn’t when his mother passed away.
“We are a devout Hindu family with a temple at our home where Aarti is performed every morning and evening. I got my daughter to undergo the mundan (tonsure) ceremony. Why the PM chose not to follow the well established tradition, is for him to answer,” Yadav said.
