‘Hindu’ is Persian word, declares Karnataka Congress MLA in spite of opposition, social networks reaction

Karnataka Congress MLA Satish Jarkiholi protected his earlier remark that the word “Hindu” was created by Persians, in spite of heavy reaction by opposition celebrations and netizens.

Congress MLA Satish Jarkiholi safeguarded his declaration that the term “Hindu” was created by Persians. (Credits: Twitter)

By Sagay Raj: Karnataka Congress MLA Satish Jarkiholi, on Tuesday, declared his stand and safeguarded his earlier declaration that the term “Hindu” was created by Persians. The origin of the word “Hindu” and declares that the faith was being “powerfully enforced” on individuals is the current debate the Karnataka Congress discovers itself involved in.

Defending his earlier declaration, the Congress MLA stated, “There’s absolutely nothing incorrect in what I have actually informed. There are numerous records about how this Persian word (Hindu) came.”

His declaration on Monday, “When you learn more about its significance, you will be humiliated. The significance of the word is extremely unclean. I am not stating this. It is currently on sites,” brought in heavy criticism and requires explanation from both opposition celebrations and netizens on Twitter.

However, on Tuesday, Congress MLA Jarkiholi backed his declaration by stating, “This has actually been pointed out Swamy Dayanand Saraswati’s book ‘Satyartha prakasha’, Dr GS Patil’s book ‘Basava Bharatha’ and Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s ‘Kesari’ paper. These are simply 3-4 examples. There are lots of such short articles offered on Wikipedia or any site, you ought to please read them.”

Reacting to this, union minister S Prakash, on Monday, stated, “It’s extremely regrettable. The Congress celebration has actually constantly insulted the bulk. Previously, it was Siddaramaiah doing the very same. Now, his fan and a previous minister, Satish Jarkiholi, is doing the exact same.”

He even more knocked the Congress celebration and the leader by stating, “This is an unwarranted argument. He is stating Hindu is a Persian word which is type of a violent word. These type of embarrassment they delight in. Congress must clarify his declaration and inform us if this is an individual stand or a main stand.”