Jai Shri Ram vs Jai Siya Ram: Rahul Gandhi lessons BJP on its slogan

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that "BJP and RSS people" do not lead their lives the way Lord Ram led his.

Speaking at a rally in Agar Malwa in Madhya Pradesh during his Bharat Jodo Yatra, he also said, citing an interaction with a priest on the way, that "Hey Ram", the phrase used by Mahatma Gandhi, was a "way of life".

Gandhi's cross-country foot-march which is currently passing through Madhya Pradesh halted in Agar Malwa district on Friday evening. "A priest who came to meet me during the Yatra in Madhya Pradesh told me the meaning of `Hey Ram', the words often used by Gandhiji.

"Hey Ram is a way of life. It taught the entire world the meaning of love, brotherhood, respect and tapasya (penance)," he said.

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Similarly, `Jai Siya Ram' means Sita and Ram are one and Lord Ram fought for Sita's honour, the Congress leader said.

Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had hit out at the Congress, saying those who never believed in the existence of Lord Ram had now "brought in Ravan" just to abuse him.

Modi was referring to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's remark where he said the prime minister asks people to vote "looking at his face" in all elections. "Are you 100-headed like Ravan," Kharge had asked.