I’m a Gandhi, a Hindu and an Indian
An unrepentant Varun Gandhi asserted Wednesday that he was a "Gandhi, a Hindu and an Indian" in equal measure and said the CD showing him making an inflammatory speech was doctored.
"I am proud of my faith, and am not apologising for it," Varun Gandhi told reporters while reading out a written statement, a day after being slapped with a criminal case for his alleged hate-Muslim campaign speeches.
"I am a Gandhi, a Hindu and an Indian in equal measure and my attempt was not to spread ill-feeling against any community and I stand by all religion and all faiths," said the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh whose provocative speeches stunned everybody, including his own party.
"I am a victim of a political conspiracy... Those are not my words, that is not my voice. I want to ask the nation to stand by me," Varun Gandhi said.
Calling himself a proud Hindu, the 29-year-old said since the announcement of parliamentary elections, his constituency, vacated by his mother Maneka Gandhi, had been witness to communally provocative incidents.
"No action has been taken against thousands and thousands arrested under the National Security Act. Three temples have been vandalised in Pilibit and several village pradhans (heads) have been threatened.
"Slaughtered remains of cows have been found in several houses in the area and arms have been smuggled to be used against India."
He said his attempt was to restore confidence among the community in Pilibhit "which is under siege in its own country".
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