Mumbai: A BJP worker has lodged a complaint with police accusing Bollywood actor and Congress’ Lok Sabha candidate Urmila Matondkar of making anti-Hindu remarks, an official said Sunday.
The BJP worker also sought actions against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for allegedly instructing Matondkar to make the “calumnious comments” and journalist Rajdeep Sardesai allegedly for letting the actor make the remarks on his news channel and telecasting them. Suresh Nakhua, a Mumbai BJP worker, in his compliant lodged with the Powai police here on Saturday claimed the remarks hurt the Hindu community’s sentiments.
Matondkar is the Congress’ candidate from Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency.
Nakhua said he submitted the complaint after watching Matondkar’s interview on a television news channel in which she said the “Hinduism is the most violent religion in the world”. (PTI)
