Ram Madhav's Yoga Day shot at Rahul Gandhi

June 21, 2019 14:01

Alluding to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who courted controversy for browsing his mobile phone during the President's address, BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Friday said there were "kids" in Parliament and yoga will help those with "kiddish temperament".

Inaugurating a programme organised by the BJP here to celebrate the International Day of Yoga, Madhav took the dig at Gandhi.

During President Ram Nath Kovind's address to a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Thursday, Gandhi was seen scrolling through his mobile phone, kicking up a row.

"In the classroom, it might get difficult to focus on what the teacher is teaching. Its difficult to focus on our textbooks during examination. We fall asleep. But don't worry. There are kids in schools, there are kids in Parliament also," Madhav told the gathering, including school children.

"They can't even focus on the speech by our President. They have to go through their mobile phones, check their messages, or play video games. This kiddish temperament of unstable mind, if this needs to be controlled, you need yoga," the BJP leader said.

Following the row over Gandhi using his phone, the Congress objected to comments made by some BJP leaders and said the ruling party should not make such remarks.

Madhav also said that the country's "ancient wisdom" should have been given to the world when the country got independence.

"We should have gone out and told the world that more than non-alignment, more than many other things, it's yoga, ayurveda. It is the way of life that ancient Indian sages have developed that is what we have to offer to you," he added.

-- PTI

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