The Congress seems to have mobilised non-BJP allies to speak up on their edited clip which showed only a portion of what Union Home Minister Amit Shah said about Dr BR Ambedkar today in Parliament.
After Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay peddled false claims, it was the turn of Naam Tamilar Katchi chief Seeman to join the bandwagon.
Taking to his X handle, he wrote, “”Slogans like ‘Ambedkar! Ambedkar’ have become ‘fashionable’ now. Instead, chanting the name of God will at least secure a place in heaven.” Says the Honorable Union Home Minister Amit Shah. How can we believe that a God who does not give us food while we are alive will give us heaven after we die? Does heaven exist? No one knows. But if we say the name of the wise Ambedkar, we can turn the living earth into heaven. That is what the great Ambedkar lived and guided for. “I strive to create a beautiful and fulfilling life not in heaven but on the earth we live on,” said our grandfather Jeevanandam, the father of the philosophy of communism. Just as he taught us how to live in such a heaven, Ambedkar also tried to make his people live on the earth they live on. “You, who always chanted the name of God, were the ones who lost in Ayodhya. The one who chanted the name of Ambedkar won there. Now tell me, whose name are we to chant?”
‘அம்பேத்கர்! அம்பேத்கர்’ என முழக்கமிடுவது இப்போது ‘பேஷன்’ ஆகிவிட்டது. இதற்குப் பதிலாக கடவுளின் பெயரை உச்சரித்தால் சொர்க்கத்திலாவது இடம் கிடைக்கும்”
என்கிறார் மாண்புமிகு ஒன்றிய உள்துறை அமைச்சர் அமித்ஷா அவர்கள்.உயிரோடு இருக்கும்போது சோறு தராத கடவுள், செத்த பிறகு சொர்க்கம் தரும்…
— செந்தமிழன் சீமான் (@Seeman4TN) December 18, 2024
What Congress Did
On 17 December 2024, Congress’s official social media account shared a 12-second clip of Amit Shah’s address during a two-day discussion in the Rajya Sabha marking 75 years of the Constitution. The clip included Shah saying, “Now it has become a fashion- Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar… If you take the name of God this much, you would attain heaven for seven lives.” Amit Shah has said something very disgusting. This shows that the BJP and RSS leaders have a lot of hatred for Baba Saheb Ambedkar. The hatred is such that they are even irritated by his name. These are the same people whose ancestors used to burn the effigies of Baba Saheb, who themselves used to talk about changing the constitution given by Baba Saheb. When the public taught them a lesson, now they have become irritated with those who take the name of Baba Saheb. Shameful! Amit Shah should apologize to the country for this.”
"अभी एक फैशन हो गया है- अंबेडकर, अंबेडकर, अंबेडकर, अंबेडकर, अंबेडकर..
इतना नाम अगर भगवान का लेते तो सात जन्मों तक स्वर्ग मिल जाता."
अमित शाह ने बेहद घृणित बात की है.
इस बात से जाहिर होता है कि BJP और RSS के नेताओं के मन में बाबा साहेब अंबेडकर जी को लेकर बहुत नफरत है.
नफरत… pic.twitter.com/zXkefmGkLI
— Congress (@INCIndia) December 17, 2024
What Amit Shah Actually Said
During the debate on the “Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India,” Minister Shah remarked, “It has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. If they had invoked God’s name that many times, they would have earned a place in heaven.”
Shah expressed that while the BJP welcomed the Congress’s acknowledgment of Dr. Ambedkar, the party should also express its genuine feelings towards him. He pointed out that Ambedkar had resigned from the first Cabinet due to disagreements with the Congress-led government’s policies, including its stance on Article 370. Shah further accused Congress of making several amendments to the Constitution for its own benefit, citing how Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had enacted the first constitutional amendment before the country’s first elections, which “limited freedom of expression.” “You treat the Congress like your family’s property, and now you treat the Constitution the same way,” Shah stated.
Contrary to the false accusations from Congress and other political party leaders, Amit Shah did not insult Dr. Ambedkar. Instead, he highlighted how Congress has manipulated the Constitution to serve its own political interests.
कांग्रेस की विश्वसनीयता शून्य हो गई है। इसलिए अब भ्रम फैलाने की राजनीति का सहारा लेना पड़ रहा है। गृहमंत्री अमित शाह जी का पूरा बयान कांग्रेस की बाबा साहेब अंबेडकर और दलित समाज के प्रति नफ़रत को उजागर करता है। पूरा भाषण सुनिए। https://t.co/rIUtEj1bS7 pic.twitter.com/dw5Ne2AJXT
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) December 17, 2024
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