New Delhi: BJP firebrand leader Yogi Aditynath, who recently claimed that Bharat Ratna Mother Teresa conspired to Christianise India, today found support in his fellow party man Subramanian Swamy.
The Rajya Sabha MP endorsed Yogi Aditynath's views saying they are not isolated and that there have been books published in this regard.
“You see the issue of Yogi Adityanath expressing his view is not an isolated view. It is a view which has been reduced to books, there is a writer Christopher Hitchens, who has written a best seller book and if you go to Google you would get a lots of books about her," Swamy told ANI.
Citing an example, Swamy said that a prominent crook, who once robbed the pensions of middle class people in California was caught and a trial was taking place. Mother Teresa, according to Swamy, wrote a letter asking not to prosecute him as he had given her millions of dollars to further the cause of Christianity in India.
"The judge responded that he was surprised that Mother Teresa was coming on his behalf, as he has robbed the pension of hard working people and in the name of Jesus Christ, asked him to return the money, so that relief can be given to the people," he said.
"That is how she was given a rebuke. Why would a religious leader write (in support) of a criminal?" he asked.
In a remark that stirred controversy earlier, BJP MP Yogi Adityanath said Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa was part of a "conspiracy for Christianisation of India".
"Teresa was part of a conspiracy for Christianisation of India. Incidents of Christianisation had led to separatist movements in parts of North-East, including Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland," the Gorakhpur MP said. Addressing a Ram Katha programme in Basti on Saturday, he said, "You all are unaware of the situation in NE. You should visit there to see the real situation."
Last year, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had in a similar comment said Mother Teresa's service to the poor was aimed at converting them to Christianity.
On the issue of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Adityanath said no one can stop it from being constructed.
"When they could not stop kar sewaks from demolishing the Babri mosque, how will they be able to stop us from carrying out construction?" he said.
On alleged exodus of Hindus from Kairana, he said they were forced to leave Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and at that time no one raised the issue of "intolerance".
"Exodus of Hindus from Kairana is a result of pseudo-secularism and appeasement policies pursued by different governments in Uttar Pradesh...Because of this, the population of Hindus which was once 68 per cent has come down to 8 per cent (in Kairana)," he alleged.
