BJP slams Congress over Satish Jarkiholi's "Hindu" remark

After Karnataka Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi said that the word Hindu is a Persian word and did not originate in India Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party BJP incharge Arun Singh on Tuesday hit back at the Congress saying that the latter has defamed countrys ancient cultureLaunching into Congress over Jarkiholis statement Singh said Congress always speaks badly of our ancient culture Satish Jarkiholi defamed our ancient culture Its highly condemnable People will give a befitting replyCongress leader Satish Jarkiholi on Monday said that the word Hindu is a Persian word that means horrible and asked why people place it on a high pedestalWhere has the word Hindu come from It has come from PersiaSo what is its relation with India Hows Hindu yours Check on WhatsApp and Wikipedia the term isnt yours Why do you want to put it on a pedestal Its meaning is horrible the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President said at an event in Belagavi districtMeanwhile Arun Singh also appealed to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to take action on his statement If Congress does not agree with his statement they should immediately oust himAlso Read Word Hindu is Persian has dirty meaning Karnataka Congress leader Satish JarkiholiThe Congress maintained a distance from Jarkiholis remark Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Monday said that Jarkiholis statement is unfortunate and Congress unequivocally condemns itNotably a video of the event where Satish Jarkiholi was speaking has gone viral on social media and BJP has slammed it for insulting and provoking HindusThe word Hindu where did it originate from Is it ours Its Persian from the region of Iran Iraq Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan What is the connection of the word Hindu with India Then how can you accept it This should be debated he addedBJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday took to Twitter to slam Jarkiholi for his remark and said that the remark insulted and provoked HindusThis is not a Sanyog but a Votebank ka Udyog from Hindu terror to opposing Ram Mandir to linking Gita with Jihad Poonwalla tweetedTalking about the next Karnataka Assembly Election Arun Singh showed his confidence in winning more than 150 seatsOur party and its workers are doing splendidly well on the ground level Yatras and meetings are going on Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi all kinds of work have been done for minorities and the poor We will achieve our target of 150 seats in the state assembly election he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever