VHP chief ‘warns’ Sonia Gandhi

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international president Ashok Singhal has threatened Congress president Sonia Gandhi that she will meet late prime minister Indira Gandhi’s fate if she tries to lock horns with hindutwadi leaders.

Singhal was addressing a congregation in Aurangabad on Friday evening. During his half-hour speech, he did not elaborate what fate Sonia would meet.

Referring to the Congress establishment, he said, “A foreigner had formed the Congress party and now it will be finished off by another foreigner.” He alleged that Sonia was specially sent to India under the cover of marriage to Rajiv Gandhi to convert Hindus to Christianity.

He warned Sonia and Rahul Gandhi of a nationwide agitation if they do not refrain from hurting Hindu sentiments. RSS leader Indresh Kumar has been wrongly implicated in the Mecca Masjid blast case, he asserted.

A major part of his speech was on the Ayodhya issue, demanding that the central government enact a law for building the Ram temple at Ayodhya. He also demanded that the 60-acre Ramjanambhoomi land acquired by late Narsimha Rao be handed over to Hindus for construction of the temple.