What is he? Sakshi Maharaj thinks that one particular religious community in the country is responsible for the population rise. “The population has risen because of those who support the concept of four wives and 40 children,” he declared. Our Prime Minister said much the same thing when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. A few months after the notorious Gujarat riots, Mr Narendra Modi spoke to a jubilantly cheering crowd and said among other inflammatory things, “We want to firmly implement family planning. Hum paanch, humare pachees [We five, our 25]. Who will benefit from this development?” Mr Modi has grown up since. Sakshi Maharaj is not likely to grow up in the same way. Who is the real Sakshi Maharaj? His original name is Sachchidanand Hari Sakshi. He won the Lok Sabha elections in 1991, 1996 and 1998 on BJP tickets playing a caste and communal card. He was involved in the 1992 Babri Masji...
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