Sadhvi Comments

Bhartiya Janata Party MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur on Friday came out in support of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma saying "if telling the truth is rebellion, then I am also a rebel".

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur was removed from the consultative committee of the defence ministry on Thursday, a day after she described Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a patriot in parliament. A repeat offender, Pragya Thakur has done it before but this time, the outrageous comments were made in Lok Sabha.

Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, "was a deshbhakt (patriot), is a deshbhakt and will remain one," the BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur said, adding to her growing list of controversial statements. She apologized hours later, with her party publicly condemning the comment and disowning it.

BJP leader Pragya Thakur, who raised controversies with her comments on the Babri Masjid demolition and the death of 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare, explained why she joined politics as she filed her election papers in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal seat.

Eminent citizens in Mumbai came out on Tuesday evening to show their displeasure towards the comments made by BJP candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur, who refers to herself as Sadhvi Pragya.

Facing a massive backlash over her comments boasting about her "curse" on 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare, BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday evening apologized and said she is "taking back her words".

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's comments boasting about her "curse" on 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare were "personal" and may have been driven by the torture she faced when she was in jail in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, the ruling BJP said today amid wide condemnation of her comments.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has hit out at BJP's Bhopal candidate Sadhvi Pragya Thakur for her "disgraceful" comments on 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare, saying it showed party's "true colours".

Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) today sought to distance from firebrand Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi, whose comments in the wake of the killing of a VHP leader in Agra have invited criticism from various quarters.

"As a citizen of the country, who has given us Satyamev Jayate, Aamir has every right to be worried. Why are people blowing it out of proportion? When people like Sadhvi make such remarks, that kind of thing is really divisive. But nobody chastised her, nobody took her to task as they took Aamir to task " Aparna Sen said

Shah Rukh Khan was criticised by BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Yogi Adityanath and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi for his comment on religious intolerance in India. "Shah Rukh says something and leaves. Then I come into the picture," said Salman

Actor Shah Rukh Khan has received support from several quarters of Bollywood after being called a 'Pakistani agent' and compared to 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed by BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Sadhvi Prachi and Yogi Adityanath. Anupam Kher said that Shah Rukh is a "National icon"

Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi on Tuesday reacted to SRK's comment, who was speaking at a Twitter townhall organized by a media house and said: "The country is becoming increasingly intolerant. Respect those who returned government awards, but (I) won't return mine." Following which Sadhvi Prachi called him a "Pakistani agent"

On the first day of the BJP's two-day conclave in Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah have sent a strong message to leaders who have been talking out of turn and causing embarrassment to the party, sources told NDTV.

Despite the Prime Minister's private warnings to his party to restrain from controversial comments, a new hate speech has been delivered by the BJP's Sadhvi Prachi.

Bhartiya Janata Party MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur on Friday came out in support of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma saying "if telling the truth is rebellion, then I am also a rebel".

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur was removed from the consultative committee of the defence ministry on Thursday, a day after she described Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a patriot in parliament. A repeat offender, Pragya Thakur has done it before but this time, the outrageous comments were made in Lok Sabha.

Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, "was a deshbhakt (patriot), is a deshbhakt and will remain one," the BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur said, adding to her growing list of controversial statements. She apologized hours later, with her party publicly condemning the comment and disowning it.

BJP leader Pragya Thakur, who raised controversies with her comments on the Babri Masjid demolition and the death of 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare, explained why she joined politics as she filed her election papers in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal seat.

Eminent citizens in Mumbai came out on Tuesday evening to show their displeasure towards the comments made by BJP candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur, who refers to herself as Sadhvi Pragya.

Facing a massive backlash over her comments boasting about her "curse" on 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare, BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday evening apologized and said she is "taking back her words".

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's comments boasting about her "curse" on 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare were "personal" and may have been driven by the torture she faced when she was in jail in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, the ruling BJP said today amid wide condemnation of her comments.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has hit out at BJP's Bhopal candidate Sadhvi Pragya Thakur for her "disgraceful" comments on 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare, saying it showed party's "true colours".

Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) today sought to distance from firebrand Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi, whose comments in the wake of the killing of a VHP leader in Agra have invited criticism from various quarters.

"As a citizen of the country, who has given us Satyamev Jayate, Aamir has every right to be worried. Why are people blowing it out of proportion? When people like Sadhvi make such remarks, that kind of thing is really divisive. But nobody chastised her, nobody took her to task as they took Aamir to task " Aparna Sen said

Shah Rukh Khan was criticised by BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Yogi Adityanath and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi for his comment on religious intolerance in India. "Shah Rukh says something and leaves. Then I come into the picture," said Salman

Actor Shah Rukh Khan has received support from several quarters of Bollywood after being called a 'Pakistani agent' and compared to 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed by BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Sadhvi Prachi and Yogi Adityanath. Anupam Kher said that Shah Rukh is a "National icon"

Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi on Tuesday reacted to SRK's comment, who was speaking at a Twitter townhall organized by a media house and said: "The country is becoming increasingly intolerant. Respect those who returned government awards, but (I) won't return mine." Following which Sadhvi Prachi called him a "Pakistani agent"

On the first day of the BJP's two-day conclave in Bengaluru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah have sent a strong message to leaders who have been talking out of turn and causing embarrassment to the party, sources told NDTV.

Despite the Prime Minister's private warnings to his party to restrain from controversial comments, a new hate speech has been delivered by the BJP's Sadhvi Prachi.