Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal offering prayers in a temple. TOI file photo
NEW DELHI: Elections sometimes bring to the fore the best, worst or some unknown facets of some leaders’ personality. Just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being Lord Shiv bhakts came to be known in the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2017 Gujarat assembly elections respectively, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal’s bhakti for Lord Hanuman got highlighted in the run up to the upcoming Delhi polls.
In a TV programme on February 3, when told that his opponents alleged that he was anti-Hindu, Arvind Kejriwal said, “I am a kattar bhakt (hardcore disciple) of Lord Hanuman but they (the BJP leaders) allege that I am anti-Hindu.”
Asked whether he went to Hanuman temple, he said he visits one in his neighbourhood and the other in Connaught Place. He claimed that he knew Hanuman Chalisa by heart and added that it gave immense peace of mind.
However, he confessed that he could not s