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BJP indulging in gutter politics: Congress on 'Rahul not a Hindu' remark

Congress backs vice president saying he is a 'janeu-dhari' Hindu

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election campaign rally in Morbi on Wednesday. Photo: PTI

Archis MohanPTI New Delhi
On a day that crackled with political barbs and allegations between the two principal rivals in poll-bound Gujarat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged the Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was not a Hindu. The Congress rubbished the allegation and accused BJP of indulging in gutter politics.

The Congress leader started his two-day election campaign in Gujarat by visiting the Somnath Temple. The BJP termed Rahul Gandhi's visits to various temples in the state, including Somnath, a charade.

The BJP social media team circulated photographs of the visitor's register at the Somnath Temple to claim that Rahul Gandhi, along with