4 times AAP's Gujarat unit chief Gopal Italia has mocked Hindu Dharma

Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat party head, Gopal Italia is no new to controversy. From throwing a shoe at the BJP minister, to rising fame to AAP leader and becoming a controversial figure, Gopal Italia has been news but for the wrong reasons - Hinduphobia. Here few instances where he had been gained publicity for mocking Hindu Dharma.

 

1. In June 2021, he spat venom against Hindu traditions and a video of it went viral. In the video, AAP leader Italia could be heard saying, “If you do not like what I have to say then block me and leave because I don’t need you. People are spending a lot of money and time on non-scientific and unnecessary things like Satyanarayan Katha, Bhagwad Katha and other such useless things. Still, people do not know what they’ll gain out of doing this. They waste other people’s time also. If we spend even 5 paisa on such useless things, we do not have a right to live like humans.”

 

 

Further insulting the Hindu rituals, he claimed that those who attend these Satsangs/Kathas clap like ‘hijras’ (eunuchs). “I am ashamed of such people. It angers me. If you don’t like what I said block me. We don’t need those who clap like hijras in name of rituals and culture. Some Sadhu will speak nonsense from the stage and we have to clap like hijras?” he said.

 

2. In another viral video, Italia mocked devotional Hindu congregations and remarked, “Why are these kathakars doing kathas in Surat only? If you are so big go to border for kathas. Go do kathas at Pakistan border and Bangladesh border. Just spare the people here.”

 

 

3. He has also compared Bhagwan Shri Krishna to ‘rakshas’ (demons) and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to ‘Arjun’ who would get rid of the demons. In a speech in Gujarati in Dwarka, Italia said, “Now to relieve everyone from Bhagwan Shri Krishna and these demons of BJP, Arvind Kejriwal has come as Arjun…” While this appears like a slip of tongue, neither Italia nor Arvind Kejriwal has apologised for comparing Shri Krishna to demons.

 

 

4. In a latest controversy, he was seen asking Hindu women not to go to temples and "katha" (sermons by Hindu priests) as they are places of exploitation. Italia is showing a few books and says, "I am requesting your mothers, sisters and daughters that you will get nothing out of kathas and temples. They are hubs of exploitation. If you want your rights, if you want to rule the nation and if you want equal rights, read these books".

 

 

The AAP leader has not only mocked Hindu Dharma but also passed derogatory remarks against the Prime Minister of India. he has called him "neech". AAP is in trouble again after AAP minister Rajendra Pal erupted into controversy over his presence at a religious conversion event, where Hindu deities were denounced.