As long as India remains India, Mahatma Gandhi will always trend: Twitter responds to Amit Shah's statement

A number of people took to Twitter following BJP President Amit Shah calling Mahatma Gandhi a Chatur Bania during a rally at Raipur.

While some were critical, others defended the BJP President, saying that he had not said anything controversial.

In fact, Mahatma Gandhi was one of the top trends in India on Saturday, with people even asking why the father of the nation was trending.

Here are some of the tweets

Which is your favourite #MahatmaGandhi quote?
Tweet to enlighten @AmitShah on Gandhiji pic.twitter.com/syUdtSkulU

— INC India (@INCIndia) June 10, 2017

You must not lose faith in humanity Humanity is an Ocean.If a few drops of the ocean are dirty,the ocean doesn't become dirty #MahatmaGandhi

— Uttam Kumar Reddy (@UttamTPCC) June 10, 2017

You must not lose faith in humanity Humanity is an Ocean.If a few drops of the ocean are dirty,the ocean doesn't become dirty #MahatmaGandhi

— Uttam Kumar Reddy (@UttamTPCC) June 10, 2017

You must not lose faith in humanity Humanity is an Ocean.If a few drops of the ocean are dirty,the ocean doesn't become dirty #MahatmaGandhi

— Uttam Kumar Reddy (@UttamTPCC) June 10, 2017

People of different faiths living together in friendship have produced in India a beautiful blend of cultures-Father ofNation #MahatmaGandhi pic.twitter.com/IsPUh1NXzu

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) June 10, 2017

#MahatmaGandhi mentioned himself Bania '4 times' in his autobiography 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth'. Pages: 5, 28, 29, 118.
Look: pic.twitter.com/wOf9fhkjEc

— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) June 10, 2017

I am a Baniya, you can't befool me - #MahatmaGandhi (Palanpur-1931). Shame on Gandhiji for calling himself a Baniya pic.twitter.com/sparRB2qz5

— The Masakadzas (@Nesenag) June 10, 2017

Calling #MahatmaGandhi a Chatur Baniya and the Gandhiji-led Congress an SPV without principles is DISRESPECTFUL, IGNORANT, ARROGANT.
He Ram!

— Sudheendra Kulkarni (@SudheenKulkarni) June 10, 2017

As long as India remains India #MahatmaGandhi will always trend. https://t.co/2d1vSn4duA

— Pritish Nandy (@PritishNandy) June 10, 2017

Earlier, Amit Shah said, "Mahatma Gandhi was a chatur baniya... he knew what was going to happen" (Bahut chatur baniya tha woh, usko maloom tha aage kya hone waala hai.), said Shah speaking to a collection of “eminent persons” in Raipur.

"After independence, he (Mahatma) wanted Congress to be dissolved. He didn’t do it, but some people are now doing that job," Shah said.

Shah also claimed that Congress was a 'special purpose vehicle' to gain independence and not a party based on principles.

However, Shah's remark has invited sharp reactions from Congress and Twitterati. The grand old party has also demanded an apology from the BJP chief.