“He [Tarun Sagar] doesn’t hold any grievance”, the Minister said. He does not know about the Indian culture.
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Observers pointed out certain unsafe comments Sagar reportedly made during the lecture.
“I also carried Arvind Kejriwal’s message that he felt sad for what was said about him to which Maharaji-ji said that he has already forgiven those who inadvertently did so”, he said. I don’t care what people say about me” He further added, “Everyone can not have the same opinions.
Tarun Sagar, a monk from the Digambar sect of Jainism, addressed the Haryana Legislative Assembly in the nude on Friday.
Since Dadlani had issued an apology following the outrage, the reporter asked Tarun Sagar if he had forgiven the composer, to which he responded by saying, “Question of apology doesn’t arise as I am not angry with him in the first place”. This he later deleted.
As the backlash mounted, Dadlani issued an apology of sorts saying, “I apologise if I’ve upset Jain feelings”.
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Dadlani on Sunday said he quit AAP on his own after offending the Jain community and that he still see AAP as his “family”. On Monday several members of Jain community protested in front of Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, demanding the arrest of Dadlani. The singer, on Saturday, had mocked the leader for making a speech in Haryana Assembly, naked. He had been invited by the state education minister, Ram Bilas, to deliver the sermon. The speaker had told me that we would like to hear your speech whenever you come to Delhi. “The work of the saints is to speak and make people understand.they do that”, he added. “The condemnable comments on Muni Tarun Sagarji Maharaj show the petty mindset of AAP and Congress… Those showing disrespect is unfortunate and shud stop”, he added in another tweet. “We deeply respect him and his thoughts”. Also, as many as 108 women from the Jain community have chose to sit on a fast on Tuesday to protest against Dadlani at the historic Lal Mandir in Chandni Chowk. He said that Female foeticide has become the big problem that are disturbing the balance in the society that leads to more crimes and rapes.
