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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has slammed the Opposition for favoring former Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah instead of freedom fighter and Former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and termed them ‘worshippers of Jinnah’.
In a tweet today, Adityanath said in Hindi, “They are worshipers of ‘Jinnah’, we are worshipers of ‘Sardar Patel’. Pakistan is dear to them, we sacrifice our lives on Maa Bharati.”
वे ‘जिन्ना’ के उपासक है, हम ‘सरदार पटेल’ के पुजारी हैं।
उनको पाकिस्तान प्यारा है, हम माँ भारती पर जान न्योछावर करते हैं।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) January 28, 2022
As Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections are around the corner, several political leaders in Uttar Pradesh have been commenting on Jinnah.
National Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party Gaurav Bhatia on Thursday slammed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for “chanting Jinnah’s ideals”.
“Akhilesh Yadav said Pakistan is not a real enemy of India. Besides this, he keeps on chanting “Jinnah” to appease the Muslim community of Uttar Pradesh,” tweeted Bhatia.
Earlier on January 24, taking a jibe at Centre’s call to install a statue of Sardar Patel at India Gate, Samajwadi Party leader Imran Masood said to reporters, “Not Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav but those who worked with (Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali) Jinnah and supported two-nation theory will install statues of him.”
