Jana Sena Party founder Pawan Kalyan launched indirect but sharp attack on the ruling YCP along religious lines. He tweeted a video of Chilukuru temple priest Ranagarajan’s controversial comments. The priest said that they had no objection to the hike in subsidies for Jerusalem and Haj pilgrims in AP. But the question is why Jagan Circar does not extend similar generosity towards the Hindu temples as well.
Pawan did not make his comments directly. But he translated speech of Rangarajan into Telugu and tweeted it. Thereby Pawan totally endorsed the comments. The priest posed questions as to why the so-called secular governments of AP, Telangana and others are collecting 23.5 per cent of income of temples but not masjids and churches. This is being taken in the form of various taxes like endowment administration, audit fee, archaka welfare fund and common good fund. Such taxes and fee are not being collected from the other religions.
Pawan tweet raised lot of political dust in the Telugu states. Already, Jana Senani has given ample indications of his reopening past ties with the BJP. Since his visit to Delhi a few days ago, Pawan intensified his attack on YCP. Coinciding with this, the BJP leaders are also heavily criticising Jagan. Modi Circar already began its steady crackdown.
Chilukuru Balaji temple’s ‘pradhana archakaulu’ Sri Rangarajan garu on article 26.
Worth listening… pic.twitter.com/FU9wzlToIt— Pawan Kalyan (@PawanKalyan) November 24, 2019
Preamble of our constitution: pic.twitter.com/trnBMecvaJ
— Pawan Kalyan (@PawanKalyan) November 24, 2019
