Modi appalled by temple built to worship him

[third eye]

Narendra Modi appalled by temple built to worship him| Reuters

(Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he was appalled that some of his fans had built a temple to deify him, adding that such an act contradicted tradition.

Hundreds of his followers in Rajkot donated funds for a temple that features a seated statue of Modi and is topped out with a wind gauge shaped like a lotus, the symbol of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"I was appalled," Modi said. "This is shocking and against India's great traditions. Building such temples is not what our culture teaches us."

Modi's reaction unnerved some of those involved in the temple project, who plan to replace the statue of the prime minister with the idol of a Hindu god, but others were unfazed.

"We love Modi and worship him because he is the finest leader we have ever had," said Paresh Rawal, an edible oil trader who donated the land for the temple.

Modi, the former chief minister of Gujarat, where the temple is located, swept to power last year in the biggest national election victory in three decades, and has since led his party to a string of state poll wins.

But the BJP suffered a dramatic election defeat in the capital this week, when it was trounced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

 

[nair]

Poor "Modi Bhakts"

 

[DRaisinHerald]

Classic

 

[xyxmt]

a new god in the making

 

[Koovie]

The term Namtard just got a whole new meaning

 

[JanjaWeed]

& this temple is still standing tall...

 

[Guynextdoor2]

The term Namtard just got a whole new meaning

@Prometheus has coined the word 'Namonia' for this disease and has declared there is no cure

 

[The_Showstopper]

"I was appalled," Modi said.

 

[nair]

& this temple is still standing tall...

Was not aware of this...... The Question is This? This god is a Hindu?

 

[The_Showstopper]

Feku exposed on the temple issue. why was he silent earlier since this temple existed well before he became PM??

 

[JanjaWeed]

Was not aware of this...... The Question is This? This god is a Hindu?

of-course you are not going be aware.. 'cause the person to whom this was built for didn't object being worshiped & media is quite OK about it! & being a nair.. you should be able to make out if this is a hindu god or not? what do you reckon?

 

[nair]

of-course you are not going be aware.. 'cause the person to whom this was built for didn't object being worshiped & media is quite OK about it! & being a nair.. you should be able to make out if this is a hindu god or not? what do you reckon?

well I know what they were intending, but the question is the person in the idol is a hindu or not, If she is not a Hindu, what religion that god would be in ( pls take it in a lighter note, and it is not a religious discussion)

 

[Nexus]

& this temple is still standing tall...

No freaking way

The term Namtard just got a whole new meaning

 

[JanjaWeed]

well I know what they were intending, but the question is the person in the idol is a hindu or not, If she is not a Hindu, what religion that god would be in ( pls take it in a lighter note, and it is not a religious discussion)

Question shouldn't arrive whether the person is Hindu or not.. unless if you want to make distinction on the lines that if it's built for a non-hindu then it's kosher.. if not, it's haram! It very much becomes a religious discussion when you bring religion into it... unless you want to revisit your initial post!