New Delhi. Former Bihar Chief Minister and BJP-JDU government ally Jitan Ram Manjhi has once again questioned the existence of Lord Ram. On Thursday, during his speech at an Ambedkar Jayanti event in Jamui, he said that “Ram was not a god, he was just a character from the Ramayana composed by Tulsidas and Valmiki.” Hindustani Awam Morcha (HUM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi described himself as a descendant of Mata Shabri, but described Maryada Purushottam Ram as a fictional character. Talking on the problem of untouchability, he also asked, “Why don’t those who believe in Lord Ram eat the leftovers of Dalits?” He further said that “big people have divided people in the greed of power. Jitan Ram Manjhi said in this program that, “We believe in Tulidas ji, believe in Valmiki ji. But do not believe in Ram, but if you say that we believe in Ram. Ram had eaten the false plums of our mother Shabri. If you at least touched us today, then eat…”
Let me tell you, this is not the first time that Manjhi has given a controversial statement about Ram. Last year too, he had made such a controversial statement saying that “they do not consider Ram as God, nor do they worship him.” They describe Lord Rama as only a fictional character. Not only this, he also asks his supporters not to worship Ram. Apart from this, once he had also given a controversial statement about Brahmins. In fact, in December last year, he had organized a Brahmin feast in Patna, in which he had made a condition that “only Brahmins will eat in this feast, who have never committed any ‘sin'”. There was a lot of controversy over this statement of his. Leaders of many parties have responded to his statement. BJP state vice-president Mithilesh Tiwari has said that Manjhi should get his mind and brain treated properly. If they do not believe in Ram, then first of all change Ram written with their name. The person who does not believe in Ram does not know about the civilization and culture of India.
I don’t consider Ram as Bhagwan. That man never existed. He is just a mythological figure: Former Bihar CM, Jeetan Ram Manjhi
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Tiwari further said that without Lord Shri Ram, India cannot even be imagined. The real thing is that Manjhi wants to remain in the discussion by taking the name of Lord Ram. Mother Sita is the daughter of Bihar and thus Lord Shri Ram is the relative of the people of Bihar. If people of Bihar talk like this jokingly, then there is no point in it. But if someone is serious and says such a thing, then he should get his mind and brain treated. At the same time, RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari also targeted Manjhi and said that “Ram is in Manjhi ji’s name and the ally party with whom he is in power, they do politics in the name of Lord Ram.” People who believe in it are present all over the world.