PM Modi calls out people attacking religious faith
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed a section of leaders over their critical remarks on Maha Kumbh, saying those with “slave mentality” keep attacking the country’s religious and cultural traditions with the backing of foreign powers.
Modi termed the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj as the “Maha Kumbh of Unity” after laying the foundation stone for Shree Bageshwar Medical Sciences and Research Institute, which will include a cancer hospital, at Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Bageshwar Dham is a prominent religious site associated with Lord Hanuman, frequented by thousands of people.
“These days we see that there is a group of leaders who mock and ridicule our religion. They are bent upon breaking the unit and are engaged in dividing people. Many times, foreign powers too are seen trying to weaken the country and religion by supporting these people,” Modi said.
Modi’s remarks come amid a row over West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee dubbing Maha Kumbh as ‘Mrityu Kumbh’ citing mismanagement and incidents of stampede. Modi said the haters of the Hindu faith have been living in different disguises for centuries.