JD(S), BJP slam Ramya for questioning Sangh Parivar's role in freedom struggle

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August 31, 2016

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (Secular) on Wednesday criticized the Congress leader and former Mandya MP Ramya, who had questioned the role of Sangh Parivar in India's freedom movement and urged the people to stay united.

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The actor-turned-politician had claimed that leaders of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Snagh and Bharatiya Janata Party had supported British when Congress plunged into the India's freedom movement. “Today, BJP leaders talk of nationalism and patriotism to fool the people. Where were they during the independence struggle?” she questioned.

Reacting to her statements, JD(S) leader former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said, Ramya should not issue such statements for publicity. “Farmers of Mandya district and the state are facing drought. She should concentrate on such issues,” he suggested.

“I have read about the freedom struggle in history books. There are contradictory opinions about V D Savarkar, Subhashchandra Bose and a few others. They have been portrayed as good and also bad leaders. Hence, one should be careful while issuing such statements,” he added.

Melkote MLA K S Puttanaiah, Ramya's remarks on RSS or its sister organisations were only indicative of poor understanding of the freedom struggle wherein a large number of people took part without an organisational banner.

“But, who is Ramya? What is her relevance in State or national polity? Why is she being so much importance at the expense several burning problems of the common man and farmers in the State? She has neither understanding of matters nor has the righteousness, yet keeps speaking on issues as per her own whims and fancies,” he said.

Meanwhile, BJP leader and Mysuru MP Pratap Simha, taking a dig at Ramya sought to know the role of Congress in India's first freedom movement.

“Ramya is an actor. In movies you can read scripts and act. But, in politics there will be no script. You should be careful before issuing any statement,” Mr Simha said asking her to learn history.

Also Read: Patriots cannot hate Indians; RSS backstabbed motherland, says Ramya

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Satyameva jayate
 - 
Thursday, 1 Sep 2016

Ramya Rocks......

Hasan Malar
 - 
Wednesday, 31 Aug 2016

Why CD giving this much publicity to Ramya? Need not to glorify always. She is not daughter of Mangaluru Khazi

Hasan Malar
 - 
Wednesday, 31 Aug 2016

Chaddi Kummi.. JD(S) leader showed his true colour once again.

Rikaz
 - 
Wednesday, 31 Aug 2016

Sangeeth, its not rubbish, its fact, who killed Mahatma Gandhiji....she is right that these sanghis are trying to divert minds of people by spreading lies.....firstly they said they are gou rakshaks then it is proved that they are not that but smuglers and bakshaks....how can we trust these RSS worthless people....What modi and his pariwars doing their...spreading hatred among peace loving people of India...it is crazy...they have cheated innocent voters.....

Rikaz
 - 
Wednesday, 31 Aug 2016

Corrupts from all nukes and corners woke up now....great job Ms. Ramya....this is the need of the hour.....JDS was planning to support BJP in the next election....people understood what RSS participation during freedom struggle...

Ms. Ramya you are doing super duper job up there....keep saying....

PK
 - 
Wednesday, 31 Aug 2016

Well ...
Cheddis are spilling out from their hiding place.. Y is Kumaraswami defending cheddis?????????????

s
 - 
Wednesday, 31 Aug 2016

oh Pratap should follow before he preaches to others.

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