'Insult To Hindu Faith': BJP Slams Congress Over Poster Depicting Rahul Gandhi As Lord Parshuram

Published 19 June 2026 · local

'Insult To Hindu Faith': BJP Slams Congress Over Poster Depicting Rahul Gandhi As Lord Parshuram Published By, Last Updated: June 19, 2026, 21:14 IST BJP

'Insult To Hindu Faith': BJP Slams Congress Over Poster Depicting Rahul Gandhi As Lord Parshuram Published By, Last Updated: June 19, 2026, 21:14 IST BJP leader Amit Malviya slams Congress for a poster showing Rahul Gandhi as Lord Parashuram, calling it an "insult to Hindu faith" after Youth Congress's ritual in Varanasi. Youth Congress performed 'dugdhabhishek' on a poster of Rahul Gandhi. (Image: ANI) BJP leader Amit Malviya on Friday slammed the Congress over a poster depicting Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as Lord Parashuram, calling it a “profound insult to Hindu faith and tradition." In a post on X, Malviya said, “Congress comparing Rahul Gandhi to Bhagwan Parashuram is not just absurd, it is a profound insult to Hindu faith and tradition." BJP Calls Rahul Gandhi’s Poster An ‘Insult’ Calling Lord Parashuram a “symbol of courage, discipline, sacrifice, and dharma", the BJP leader slammed the rival party for comparing the Congress leader with the divine figure, saying the Lok Sabha LoP’s political journey is marked by “repeated electoral failures, political inconsistency, and a complete lack of accomplishment." Congress comparing Rahul Gandhi to Bhagwan Parashuram is not just absurd, it is a profound insult to Hindu faith and tradition.Bhagwan Parashuram is revered as the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu, a symbol of courage, discipline, sacrifice, and dharma.

To equate him with a… pic.twitter.com/oMARw0eBVS — Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) June 19, 2026 “Bhagwan Parashuram is revered as the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu, a symbol of courage, discipline, sacrifice, and dharma. To equate him with a politician whose public life has been marked by repeated electoral failures, political inconsistency, and a complete lack of accomplishment is an affront to millions of Hindus," he further wrote. Youth Congress Performed ‘Dugdhabhishek’ On Rahul’s Poster Questioning the Congress’s approach, the BJP leader further asked whether the grand-old party would dare to disrespect any other religion besides Hinduism. “Would Congress dare make similar comparisons involving figures sacred to other faiths? Or is disrespect reserved only for Hindu beliefs and icons?" he asked. #WATCH | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: Youth Congress performs ‘dugdhabhishek’ on a poster of Rahul Gandhi. The poster depicts him with an axe of Lord Parshuram on his one hand and Constitution of India in the other.(Video: Youth Congress, Varanasi) pic.twitter.com/uD3Ct1yjcA — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) June 19, 2026 He further accused Congress of trivialising “Hindu symbols for political messaging." “The real question is: why does Congress repeatedly trivialize and appropriate Hindu symbols for political messaging?