The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Lord Hanuman was "deprived and a Dalit". UP's Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan Singh said he was a "Jat"/ National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Chairperson Nand Kumar Sai declared he was a tribal. And BJP MLC Bukkal Nawab claimed "Hanuman ji was a Muslim."
Lord Hanuman must be truly, utterly perplexed.
(At The Quint, we question everything. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member today.)