While many countries come to the aid of the earthquake victims in Nepal, fanatic Hindu lawmaker, Sakshi Maharaj, blames opponent for the catastrophe because before entering some ‘holy site’ he did not purify himself after having eaten beef.
For Sajan K George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), comments by Hindu nationalist lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the earthquake in Nepal are “vile and sinister” as well as “disgusting and cruel”.
The GCIC president spoke to AsiaNews after the Maharaj said that Rahul Gandhi, vice president of the opposition Congress Party, was responsible for the Nepal earthquake because he visited a Hindu holy site without purifying himself after eating beef. More on this here.
