Kusum Mehdele, a veteran BJP leader and former cabinet minister, sparked a debate when she questioned the reasoning behind the shrangar (decoration) of Mahakal Jyotirling at Ujjain. On Saturday, she addressed the matter in a tweet.
While replying to Vijayavargia’s tweet, Mehdele wrote, “Shiv ke ling ka shrangar? Ajib nahi lagta! Shrangar to shivji ki murti ka hona chahiye.” (Shrangar is to be done of Lord Shiva).
It all started when Kailash Vijayvargia, a prominent BJP politician and national general secretary, posted photos of Lord Mahakal on his official Twitter profile. Vijayavargia has a habit of posting photos of Mahakal on his Twitter and Facebook pages.
The Congress party has condemned Mehdele’s tweet and requested that she explain why she used such offensive language.
This is not first time that Kusum Mehdele has kicked off controversy. She had hit the headlines when she kicked a boy in Panna town. She was cabinet minister at that time.
