Ranchi: After a video went viral, showing Jharkhand BJP minister C P Singh persuading Congress MLA Irfan Ansari to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', both the leaders have denied the allegations and termed their exchange as a friendly one.
Addressing the media, the duo claimed that the exchange was a casual one and that their words are being 'twisted.'
Besides, Congress MLA went on to claim that their relation is like Ram-Rahim, invoking the spirit of harmony among the two communities.
In a video that went viral on social media on July 24, in which C P Singh is seen asking Ansari to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' outside the state assembly.
Ansari was reportedly questioning the urban development minister about the development in the city.
Singh can also be seen claiming that Ansari's ancestors were "Ram-waale" and not "Babur-wale."
Ansari reacted by saying, “Aap daraa nahi sakte mujhe (you cannot threaten me),” and goes on to highlight that the country needs employment opportunities, electricity and development, and not politics over religion.
To this, Sharma responds by saying that “even your ancestors believed in Shri Ram”.
The incident comes when the state is facing a lot of heat following repeated instances of mob lynching and religious hate crimes.
On July 23, 49 celebrity filmmakers, authors and others from different walks of life had written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi voicing concern over "religious identity-based hate crimes" and noted that "Jai Shri Ram' had become a "provocative war cry" leading to incidents of lynching.
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