Thiruvananthapuram
\nCongress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday wanted to know why the BJP had not built a bigger statue for Mahatma Gandhi while they erected a 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, his disciple.<\/p>\n
Addressing a function at the district Congress committee office here, the Congress leader said there was no such gigantic statue for Mahatma Gandhi in the country.
\n\u201cThe biggest one is in Parliament..But this is a 182 metre statue for his disciple. Why is there such a big statue for a disciple of Gandhiji in the country where there is no statue of that size for the Mahatma?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cPatel, a very simple person, was known as the disciple of Gandhiji,\u201d Tharoor said. \u201cI am asking a question…Is it right to erect such an imposing statue of Patel, a man of simplicity and a true Gandhian, who moved along with poor peasants,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Tharoor said the BJP had no answer to the query why they did not erect a bigger statue of the Mahatma.<\/p>\n
The reason is that they do not believe in Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s principles of non-violence, he alleged.<\/p>\n
He also alleged that the BJP was trying to \u201chijack\u201d the legacy of freedom fighters and national heroes like Patel as they have no leaders of their own in history to celebrate.<\/p>\n
He said Patel was a Congress leader and the BJP should not be allowed to adopt him.<\/p>\n
\u201cPatel had worked along with Gandhiji and strengthened the Congress party. We should remember him always,\u201d Tharoor said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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