In the backdrop of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's 'I'm a Hindu
nationalist, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused BJP of
dividing Hindus and Muslims.
"A bigger
Hindu than Ramakrishna Paramamahamsa and Swami Vivekananda ?" she asked at
a panchayat election rally here in Howrah district without naming anyone.
"Hindus andMuslims are the flowers of same branch and we care for both," Banerjee
said and alleged BJP wanted to 'divide the Hindus and the Muslims' but the
state government would not allow anyone to fomment riots.
Her
remarks came close on the heels of Modi kicking up a political storm by saying
he had done 'absolutely the right thing' during the 2002 Gujarat riots and
describing himself as a 'Hindu nationalist'.
Banerjee accused
CPI(M) of using BJP to split anti-Marxist votes in Bengal and asked the
electorate to be careful in not wasting
a single vote.
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