“Lord Ram is Everyone’s God Sent by Allah to Show Path”: Farooq Abdullah

New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday slammed BJP with the allegation that the saffron party was using the name of ‘Ram’ only for votes. While addressing a rally at Garnai in Udhampur district, Abdullah said that Lord Ram is the god of everyone. He accused the BJP of “selling” Lord Ram.

“But, I want to tell you that Lord Ram is not just the god of Hindus, this should be taken off minds. Lord Ram is the god of everyone, Muslims, Christians, and others. Similarly, Allah is also everyone’s God, not just of Muslims. A very prominent writer from Pakistan, who passed away recently, wrote that Ram was also sent by Allah to show the right path to the people. So, those who say that we are the only devotees of Ram, are fools. They only want to sell Ram, they don’t have any affection for him, they only have affection for power,” Abdullah said.

The former Union Minister added, “That’s why I would like to tell the mothers and daughters, that we have to end this seed of hate being sown. In Varanasi, a huge Diya lighting ceremony was organised, but poor women were seen collecting oil from the Diyas. This shows the condition”.