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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday slammed Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar for his remarks over his wife, Amruta Fadnavis, for making reels on Instagram. Fadnavis said that he was not surprised by such remarks, as his family has been trolled for several years. He further stated that Kanhaiya Kumar should be ashamed of his choice of words. 

In an interview with ANI, Fadnavis said, "Sharam aani chahiye, chullu bhar paani mein doob marna chahiye’ (He should be ashamed. He should die in a handful of water)…I am not surprised by this. My wife and I have suffered for the last 5 years. The hate campaign that the Maha Vikas Aghadi has launched against me is nothing new. I have been the Home Minister for the past 2.5 years and I know who’s running which campaign." 

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He further said that Maha Vikas Aghadi tried to frame him in false cases while the alliance was in power. He said that they decided to malign his image by running fake personal social media campaigns against him and his family, as they did not find anything wrong against him.

“They could not find anything against me, they deployed all the agencies against me. They investigated everything from my hair to my blood but did not find anything against me. When they did not find anything, they started personal attacks on me. Their troll army makes allegations against my wife but I told my wife that we are in politics and we have to keep patience. They only wanted to defeat Devendra Fadnavis. But I gained from this due to my track record," he added.

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A political row erupted after Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar, in a rally in Nagpur, said that why the people will fight to save the religion while the deputy chief minister's wife was making reels on Instagram. He further said that the responsibility of saving religion should not be limited to the common people.

“If this is a ‘dharma yudh’ (religious war), then question any leader who gives you speeches about saving religion. Ask them if the leader’s own sons and daughters will also join in the fight to save religion. How is it possible that the public saves religion while the leader’s children study abroad? How can the public be responsible for saving religion while the Deputy Chief Minister’s wife makes Instagram reels?" Kumar had said.