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Achi news desk-
NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge questioned Narendra Modi’s position on Buddhism in an interview. A follower of Buddhism, Kharge took a swipe at Modi by recalling the inauguration of the Buddha Vihar in Gulbarga, Karnataka in 2009, established by the Siddhartha Vihar Trust, of which he is the founder-chairman.
During the inauguration of Buddha Vihara, the then President Pratibha Patil participated in the inauguration ceremony. The Dalai Lama, a Buddhist priest, performed the Buddha Vihara’s Prana Pratishta. But Prana Pratistha Ram Mandir was completed by Prime Minister Modi. He expressed his anger that President Draupadi Murmu was not invited to this event.
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BJP is not even close to Buddha
Buddha is considered as the 9th incarnation of Lord Vishnu, but they (BJP) don’t even come close to the Buddha. In Uttarakhand there is a rule that they have to go to the District Magistrate to convert to Buddhism. “But Buddhism is established in this country, it is accepted all over the world, but you (PM Modi) don’t believe in it now,” he said in an interview.
It was the President of the Buddhist Sangh who took revenge on Kharge
Bharatiya Rashtra Buddhist Association President Bhante Sanghapriya Rahul hit back at Congress National President Mallikarjuna Kharge for questioning Modi’s commitment to Buddhism.
” Mallikarjuna Kharge’s statement about Modi is condemnable, when Narendra Modi first became Prime Minister in 2014, he celebrated Lord Buddha’s birthday at Talkatora Stadium. He is the first Prime Minister to celebrate Buddha’s birthday after independence. Also , when he was the CM of Gujarat, he installed a Buddha statue inside the assembly and in the CM’s residence Not Modi, you.
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