People like Kaikeyi-Manthara provoke riots: Mamata on Nupur Sharma row
"Riots are caused neither by Hindus nor Muslims but by people like Kaikeyi-Manthara."
Opening up about the Prophet remarks row that triggered outrage by Muslims in India, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that riots are caused neither by Hindus nor Muslims but by people like Kaikeyi-Manthara.
She noted that it is not the common people but the political leaders who promotes riot.
Mamata told this on the occasion of the book launch and inauguration of the light and sound programme on Thursday. Commenting upon the turbulent atmosphere in the wake of the Prophet’s controversy, Mamata said, “I’m here today, not tomorrow, why should I fight? Why do we fight and kill? Why should we hate each other? Everyone needs to understand that religion is not one. I’m talking about all religions. Riots are never done by Hindus. Neither do Muslims. Sikhs and Christians also do not riots. Riots are done by some greedy leaders, whose heads are filled with dirty dustbins.” Zee News quoted her as saying.
She added “The brain is what keeps us going. Then the word comes out of the heart. The brain should be made a storehouse of humanity, not a dustbin. There are some people, all the time, like Kaikeyi-Manthara (Ramayana). There is no work. The humanity that will flow from the brain to the heart has stopped. My head has become a dustbin! They’re pouring in bad things.”
