SHILLONG, MAR 3: The state BJP on Tuesday disavowed RSS leader Sunil Deodhar’s recent East Khasi Hills remarks saying he has nothing to do with the party in Meghalaya – a response to an anti-BJP social media campaign using his comments.
“We have been compelled to call this press conference urgently to address a malicious campaign that has been unleashed in social media against the BJP Meghalaya using Sunil Deodhar’s unfortunate and meaningless statement as an excuse,”BJP chief spokesperson M Kharkrang told reporters.
“We take this opportunity to make amply clear that Sunil Deodhar has nothing to do with BJP Meghalaya. Infact if you realise not a single BJP leader from anywhere in the country has supported his statement,” he said.
Praising the Christian community, he said, “Rev Thomas Jones gave us a physical shape to our language by creating our script, the church irrespective of denomination set up education institutions that serves even today provide quality education to every nook and corner of the state.”
He added, “Anyone who question the contribution of the church… only proves himself to be ignorant… and worthy only of contempt.”
Kharkrang said state president Ernest Mawrie and the party’s two MLAs “registered a strong protest with our central leadership, who agreed that Sunil Deodhar comment are disgusting to say the least.”
He maintained Deodhar “was taken to task by the leadership team of Meghalaya and Central team,” and “by now regrets his thoughtless and tasteless words.”
Citing the prime minister’s Christmas messages on Lord Jesus Christ, Kharkrang said, “We as a party follow the example of our prime minister and condemned the likes of Sunil Deodhar… we will ensure that nothing can be allowed to go against the Christian community in particular and also any other religion.”
He urged the public “not to be swayed by various malicious attempt to malign the image of BJP Meghalaya because we stand as a secular party.”
By Our Reporter
