Congress MP from Tamil Nadu Jothimani, has courted controversy saying that she does not know Lord Ram and that there are no temples for Lord Ram in Tamil Nadu.
The Lok Sabha MP from Karur said “I’m from Tamil Nadu. I don’t know Ram. Because we are indigenous people. We follow ‘ancestral worship’. You ask anybody in Tamil Nadu. We don’t see any Ram Temple.”
“Every week I go to my temple. Because my clan used to go that temple. Basically, it is an ‘ancestor worship’. There are many south Indian states, even north-east tribals, SCs, Dalits, OBCs, we pray indigenous worship, basically an ancestral worship. So, that’s what we’re trying to say.”, she further added.
Jothimani also hinted that she never knew about Ram before coming to national politics but contradicted the same statement saying “I read Ramayana, I read Mahabharatha, that’s how I know”.
“When it comes to worship, we strictly worship our ancestors”, she said.
I’m from Tamil Nadu, I don’t know Ram
You ask anybody in Tamil Nadu
We don’t see any Ram TempleTN Congress MP, Jothimani pic.twitter.com/cmCTevhCwP
— Tinku Venkatesh | ಟಿಂಕು ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ್ (@tweets_tinku) April 19, 2022
Netizens are now lashing out at the Congress MP with many pointing out the ubiquitousness of ‘Ram’ existing as Ram Temples, in names and so on.
Where does the Ram in Rameshwaram come from? https://t.co/6tv9jd4KgN
— Arun Vel (@unraveaero) April 19, 2022
I have been to Tamil Nadu many times and such magnificent temples are amongst the very best in India. Ramaswamy Temple in Kumbakonam dedicated to Sri Ramachandra is just one example👌🙏🌈💙🌹
How do we find these low level liars🤔😌 https://t.co/4AwItxegzK
— Dr. P@Indiamusings, PhD (@indiamusings) April 19, 2022
From Rameshwaram & Ramnathswamy to Ramaswamy Temple, there is hardly any Ram Ram temple or Ram name in Tamil Nadu.
She simply wants to make Rahul Gandhi look more Intelligent. https://t.co/epRVQ45IcS
— Vikrant ~ विक्रांत (@vikrantkumar) April 19, 2022
This many just nearby Chennai..
Are these guys crazy 😂 https://t.co/qWZPLqGxy8 pic.twitter.com/BC9jzbieMZ
— Superstar Raj 🇮🇳 (@NagpurKaRajini) April 19, 2022
Not true. I personally know my other friends in my friend @jothims community who worship Ram in addition to worshipping they're ancestors. I worship #Shriram. I agree that I can't prove scientifically that it is Him who built SETHU bridge. Faith is different. I HAVE faith https://t.co/onLVw8kt3y pic.twitter.com/pnRxpRDHJ1
— Americai V Narayanan 'அமெரிக்கை' வி நாராயணன் (@americai) April 19, 2022
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