New Delhi:
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has apologised for the wrong translation of a ’shloka’ from the Bhagavad Gita which had created a row. Mr Sarma’s put up on X had landed him within the crosshairs of the Opposition with a number of leaders accusing him of selling caste divisions.
In his apology, Mr Sarma mentioned that the verse had been posted on his X account by his workforce to maintain up his custom of sharing one Gita ’shloka’ each day along with his followers.
”As a routine I add one sloka of Bhagavad Gita each morning on my social media handles. Until date, I’ve posted 668 slokas. Not too long ago certainly one of my workforce members posted a sloka from Chapter 18 verse 44 with an incorrect translation,” Mr Sarma mentioned on Thursday.
The BJP chief mentioned he deleted the tweet as quickly as he seen the error.
”As quickly as I seen the error, I promptly deleted the put up. If the deleted put up has offended anybody, I sincerely apologize,” he mentioned.
As a routine I add one sloka of Bhagavad Gita each morning on my social media handles. Until date, I’ve posted 668 slokas.
Not too long ago certainly one of my workforce members posted a sloka from Chapter 18 verse 44 with an incorrect translation.
As quickly as I seen the error, I promptly…
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 28, 2023
The put up which sparked a political row had incorrectly mentioned that based on the Gita, it’s the obligation of the Shudras to serve the opposite three castes – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi had launched a pointy assault on Mr Sarma saying that he was not fulfilling his oath of treating each Indian citizen equally.
”In a not too long ago deleted put up, Assam CM elaborated on his imaginative and prescient of society. “…farming, cow rearing, and commerce are pure duties of the Vaishya and serving the Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas is the pure obligation of the Shudras.” Holding a constitutional place, your oath is to deal with each citizen equally. It is mirrored within the unlucky cruelty that Assam’s Muslims have confronted previously few years. Hindutva is antithetical to Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Justice,” Mr Owaisi mentioned on X (previously Twitter).
In a not too long ago deleted put up, Assam CM elaborated on his imaginative and prescient of society. “…farming, cow rearing, and commerce are pure duties of the Vaishya and serving the Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas is the pure obligation of the Shudras.”
Holding a constitutional place, your oath…
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) December 28, 2023
Himanta Sarma in his apology put up additionally mentioned that Assam was the image of a casteless society and the wrong translation was a mistake.