Muslims should bow to Indian culture as Ram, Krishna and Shiva were their ancestors: UP minister Anand Swaroop Shukla

In controversial remarks, UP minister Anand Swaroop Shukla said PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath have defeated the mindset which intended to create an Islamic State in the country. 

Ballia: Uttar Pradesh minister Anand Swaroop Shukla has said that Lord Ram, Krishna, and Shiva were the ancestors of Indian Muslims and they should bow to the “land and culture of India”.

In provocative remarks here, the minister of state for parliamentary affairs also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have defeated the mindset which intended to create an Islamic State in the country by raising the flag of Hindutva and “Indian culture”.

Presenting the account of Adityanath government's work during the last four-and-a-half-years before the media on Thursday evening, Shukla said: “The ancestors of the Muslims of India are lord Ram, Krishna and Shankar (Shiva). They do not need to see the land of Kaaba. These people should bow to the land and culture of India.”