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AMRELI/ VADODARA: Congress VC Rahul Gandhi hit out at the controversy over his being registered as ‘non-Hindu’ in Somnath Temple on Thursday, insisting that he does not need to show any certificate of his religion.

“My grandmother and my family are Shiv bhakts...We do not speak of such things because we think our religion is our personal affair,” said Gandhi in Amreli while addressing a small gathering of traders, the video of which went viral later on Thursday.

“Our faith is our personal matter. We are not required to show a certificate to anybody in this regard. ‘Hum is cheez ki dalali nahi karna chahte’ (we’re not brokers of religion). We do not want to use it politically,” said Rahul.

A row had erupted after Rahul’s name was registered as ‘non-Hindu’ along with Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary Ahmed Patel in Somnath temple’s register during his two-day visit to Gujarat on Wednesday.

At a rally in Bhavnagar, he promised if Congress comes to power, a loan waiver for farmers would be announced in 10 days. He promised “college fees would be cut by 80%”.

