"Yadavs are not Hindus": Samajwadi Leader's Comment Raises Eyebrows

Samajwadi Party leader says Yadavs are not Hindus, triggers row

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Shivraj Singh Yadav sparked controversy with his “Yadavs are not Hindus” comment as he slammed the caste system and criticised how it puts Shudras at the bottom of the hierarchy. He rejected the Hindu identity due to the caste-based discrimination in Hindu texts, citing the scripture, Manusmriti. “I do not follow a religion that treats a human being as lower than a dog,” he said. Yadav, a close aide of Akhilesh …

"Yadavs are not Hindus": Samajwadi Leader's Comment Raises Eyebrows

Shivraj Singh Yadav, a leader of Samajwadi Party and a close aide of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, sparked a huge controversy with his remark that "Yadavs are not Hindus".

“Yadavs Are Not Hindus”: SP Leader Shivraj Singh Yadav Sparks Row Over Caste Discrimination

NEW DELHI — Shivraj Singh Yadav, a Samajwadi Party leader and close aide of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, sparked controversy after declaring that “Yadavs are not Hindus,” citing caste-based discrimination that he said is sanctioned by religious texts. “I do not follow a religion that treats a human being as lower than a dog,” Yadav said, criticising the traditional caste system that places Shudras at the bottom of the social hierarchy. He made th…

SP leader ‘Yadavs are not Hindus’ remark draws BJP charge of breaking Hindu unity

Shivraj Singh Yadav stated that he did not subscribe to any faith that graded human beings on the basis of birth and social status, and he invoked references to the caste order described in the Manusmriti to argue that communities like his were systematically excluded from dignity

“Yadavs are not Hindus”: SP leader Shivraj Singh Yadav cites caste discrimination, attacks Hindutva

Samajwadi Party leader Shivraj Singh Yadav, a close aide of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, declared that “Yadavs are not Hindus” and rejected Hindu identity, citing caste-based discrimination rooted in Hindu religious texts, sparking a Hindutva hate campaign. Yadav was speaking at a public meeting titled ‘PDA Pathshala’ in Dandiyamai village of the Sirsaganj Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, organised for Dalits, backward classes, and minorit…