Stung by the criticism but not sorry, Dubey went on to dig a deeper hole for himself. “Should I change my mother and father? Are my mother and father eligible for abuse because I am a Brahmin by caste? Whether someone did it or not, I’ve washed the feet of my teacher, Narayan Singh, who was a Kurmi by caste, and drank the water. Someday, I would be fortunate enough to wash the feet of party-workers like Pawan and take that water. It is because of them that I exist in public life,”he wrote in another Facebook post, adding that “In the last 9 years, I have not given such credit to any of the party workers. When this incident happened in front of thousands of people, I myself told this to the people. The BJP workers have received bullets to protect the principles of the party and save my life. A worker from Bhagalpur Sachin had to sacrifice his life. When Pradeep Yadav's men were thrashing me, elderly activist like Chakradhar Yadav received blows of lathis. When the Muslims were trying to set me on fire in Kamargama, party workers like Shital, Aman and Vishnu ji risked their life to rescue me. I am proud that I am a BJP worker. Over 1000 workers from Godda Lok Sabha constituency had courted arrests and they continue to fight the legal battle.”

“Wish my Facebook friends could see the sense of sacrifice and dedication among party workers on the ground and appreciate it,” he remarked.