Lok Sabha Election: BJP slams Tejashwi Yadav for eating fish during Navratri, calls him 'seasonal sanatani'

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's recent tweet on social media has gone viral and sparked criticism. The video shows the former Bihar CM eating fish for lunch.The video, which was posted on April 9, coincided with the start of the nine-day fest of Chaitra Navratri. Traditionally, many people observe fasts during this period. 

BJP leaders and social media users have criticised Yadav's video of eating fish during Chaitra Navratri. 

However, the RJD leader's video posted on X (formerly Twitter) mentions that it was from April 8. “Food in helicopter amidst the hustle and bustle of election! Date—08/04/2024," he wrote in a tweet.

In the video, Yadav, along with Mukesh Sahni, is seen having lunch aboard a helicopter. Yadav says that they only get 10-15 minutes to eat during election rallies. They are seen eating Chechra fish with roti, green chillies, and onions. Yadav also says that they drink watermelon juice, bel juice, Dahi matha, and sattu to beat the rising temperatures.

While speaking to reporters, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said, “Tejashwi Yadav is a ‘Seasonal Sanatani’; many people, be it Rohingyas or Bangladeshi infiltrators came here when his father (Lalu Yadav) was in power. They do politics of appeasement wearing the mask of Sanatan... Lalu Yadav's party is a private limited company, it's their company and to whom they want to give the shares become shareholders. In Bihar, be it infiltrators or Rohingyas, a large number of them have their names on the voter list. I demand a mechanism that denies them the voting rights."

On RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), where he was seen eating fish, Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Sinha, speaking to news agency ANI, said, “A few people show