FIR against Digvijaya Singh for comparing 'tainted' Raghavji with Hindu god Rama

Bhopal: An FIR has been filed against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for comparing sacked Madhya Pradesh Finance minister Raghavji with a Hindu god.

Singh's comment had led to wide scale protests from political outfits like the Hindu Mahasabha. They alleged that he made an objectionable reference to Hindu god Rama by linking him to Raghavji who has been arrested for sexual harassment.

The FIR was registered in Shahpura Police Station in Bhopal following a complaint by an RSS worker, Sangeet Verma alleging that the tweet hurt the religious sentiments. The Congress leader had posted the tweet a few days after Raghavji was arrested following allegation of sexual assault levelled by his servant.

Shortly after the comment, the Congress leader had claimed that his tweet has been totally misunderstood. "Those people who are implying that I am making fun of the vile things that Raghavji has been accused of through my tweet have a twisted mindset," Digvijaya said.

(with additional inputs from PTI)