Bengaluru: Known for making controversial statements, Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel has once again made a personal attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for being ‘single’ and doubting the Kovid-19 vaccine and calling him ‘Modi vaccine’. during the pandemic. Kateel also slammed former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for initially being reluctant to take the Covid vaccine and asking people not to take it. Addressing a gathering in Ramnagar as part of the ‘Vijaya Sankalp Yatra’, Kateel targeted Congress leaders over the initial resistance to the Covid-19 vaccines.
The Karnataka BJP chief said during his speech that Rahul Gandhi and Siddaramaiah asked people not to take the vaccine, but he himself took the Covid jab. He also alleged that both the Congress leaders misled people by saying that they would not have children if they took the Covid dose.
Targeting Rahul Gandhi, he gave the reason for the Congress MP not getting married. He said in the gathering that Rahul Gandhi knows that he cannot have children, so he is not interested in getting married. He also cited Karnataka MLC Manjunath to prove his claim on Rahul Gandhi.
The video of his controversial speech is being widely shared on Twitter and has drawn strong reactions from users.
Watch the controversial video here
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Rahul asked people not to take Covid19 vaccine saying it will make them infertile, but they secretly took it. Rahul Gandhi is not getting married because he cannot have children.
Where is Indian media now? pic.twitter.com/1wopqmvdw– Bole Bharat (@bole_bharat) March 6, 2023
BJP has started 4 yatras from 1st March with the objective of visiting all 224 constituencies ahead of Karnataka assembly elections. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been visiting the state continuously and at the beginning of every rally he has been asking people whether they all got the Covid vaccine for free. The BJP is aiming to use the free vaccination campaign to its advantage in the upcoming assembly elections.
Kateel has sometimes courted controversy by asking people to kill followers and descendants of Tipu Sultan, the then ruler of Mysore, and to give priority to ‘love jihad’ rather than development.
The Karnataka BJP state president made a highly provocative comment saying that the followers of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of 18th century Mysore, should not be allowed to live. He also told them to “kill” them all. The Karnataka BJP chief said, “Do you think this state needs Lord Hanuman devotees or descendants of Tipu? I am issuing a challenge – those who are ardent followers of Tipu should not survive on this fertile land.” Needed.”
Kateel allegedly said in his warning that the descendants of Tipu Sultan should be driven into the forests. Kateel reiterated that most people think that Tipu Sultan was a bigoted tyrant who forcibly converted thousands of people. He also attacked the then Congress government in Karnataka for celebrating his birth anniversary for two consecutive years despite several protests across the state.