Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has sparked a massive controversy after he compared Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallavbhai Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru to Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Addressing an event in Hardoi on Sunday, Akhilesh Yadav said, "Sardar Patel, Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and (Muhammad Ali) Jinnah studied in the same institute and became barristers. They helped (India) get freedom and never backed away from any struggle,"
Meanwhile, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has lashed out at Akhilesh for comparing India's biggest unifier Sardar Patel with 'divider' Jinnah, calling it a proof of Akhilesh's Taliban mentality.
So, is Akhilesh Yadav's remark appeasement politics or a 'secular' remark? Will it help Samajwadi Party or will it backfire?
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