In a controversial statement during a Unity March in Gujarat marking Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 150th birth anniversary, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh claimed that India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, wanted to use public funds to construct the Babri Masjid. Singh asserted that Sardar Patel blocked this proposal, insisting that government money should not be used for religious structures. Drawing a parallel with the Somnath Temple restoration, Singh noted that Patel ensured it was funded entirely by public donations, a model also followed for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He termed this approach ‘real secularism’. The Congress party strongly rebutted these claims, with leaders like Imran Masood demanding evidence and reminding the Minister that it was Patel who had banned the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Opposition leaders accused Singh of attempting to ‘rewrite history’ and spreading narratives based on ‘WhatsApp University’.
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