Senior priest slaps journalist when questioned on Modi

January 23, 2014 14:25

Senior priest of the Dwarka Shradha Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati is caught in a controversy after he slapped a media person, reports CNN-IBN.

Swaroopanand Saraswati had been vocally critical of the BJP's decision to project a PM candidate. He had said in Jabalpur that the prime minister should be elected by MPs.

"I slapped the journalist because he kept on asking about Narendra Modi. An effort is being made to keep Modi in the news, whether it be by getting people to praise him or insult him," Swaroopanand Saraswati said.

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