Amid ‘Muslims’ remark row, PM Narendra Modi claims ‘Hanuman Chalisa a crime’ under Congress rule

In the rally, PM Narendra Modi mentioned an assault on a shopkeeper in Congress-ruled Karnataka for allegedly playing Hanuman Chalisa.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched yet another scathing attack at the Congress in Rajasthan, saying “listening to Hanuman Chalisa becomes a crime” under the party’s rule.

Addressing a rally in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, PM Narendra Modi claimed the Congress – which spearheaded the previous Rajasthan government — had banned Ram Navami in the state.

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“In the rule of Congress, even listening to Hanuman Chalisa becomes a crime. Rajasthan has been its sufferer…For the first time on Ram Navami this time, a Shobha Yatra procession was taken out in Rajasthan…In a state like Rajasthan where people chant Ram-Ram, Congress banned Ram Navami,” PM Narendra Modi said.

In the rally, PM Modi mentioned an assault on a shopkeeper in Congress-ruled Karnataka for allegedly playing Hanuman Chalisa.

“While talking to you today on Hanuman Jayanti, I remember a picture from a few days ago. A few days ago, in Congress-ruled Karnataka, a shopkeeper was brutally beaten up only because he was listening to Hanuman Chalisa while sitting in his shop,” PM Modi said.