Amit Shah today said he is a "Hindu Vaishnav", refuting Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's claim that the BJP chief is a Jain.
Shah, while speaking to reporters after a rally to mark the BJP's 38th foundation day here, also said, "I maintain that the Karnataka government's move to give Lingayats a separate religion status is a move to divide the Hindus."
When asked about the Karnataka chief minister's comment last month that Shah is a Jain, the BJP chief said, "I am not a Jain, but a Hindu Vaishnav."
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