Summary:
Bhopal, Nov 30 (PTI) A minister in the Madhya Pradesh BJP government has stirred a controversy by claiming that state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was an incarnation of tribal revolutionary Tantya Bhil.
The opposition Congress, however, dubbed it as an insult of the tribal community and sought an apology from the minister.
The MP government has been observing week-long programmes to pay tribute to Tantya Bhil, also known as Tantya Mama, as part of its tribal outreach programme ahead of the revolutionary"s death anniversary on December 4.
“Tantya Mama used to facilitate marriages of girls, our mama (as CM Chouhan is known popularly) also does the same.
Tantya Mama used to loot the rich and distribute the wealth among the poor.
Our CM does not loot, but collects taxes from the rich and spends it for the poor,” Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel said addressing a gathering at Bhikangaon in Khargone district on Monday.