Islamabad: In a video gone viral, a Pakistani lawmaker, who is a Hindu by religion, impressively gives a befitting reply to those who bashed him as a `cow worshipper`.

During a budget debate in Parliament on June 20, Pakistani lawmaker Lal Malhi clearly underlined that a Hindu in Pakistan is still a Pakistani citizen.

Malhi got furious when instead of hitting out at India, his colleagues in the National Assembly began slamming Hindus, and their loyalty to the country.

Responding to the jibes he had received for being a Hindu, the lawmaker said that worshipping cows was his belief and he would continue to do it, but all that should matter is that he was a Pakistani at the end of the day.

To those who made derogatory comments about the Hindu faith, Malhi asked why is it not acknowledged that Hindus are no less loyal or patriotic than any other citizen of Pakistan believing in any other faith.

The members mocked Hindu faith but did not even make a note of the forced abduction and religious conversion of a Hindu teenager that occured in the recent past, the furious lawmaker pointed out.

We will not tolerate this, the lawmaker added.

Here is the video: