When Rajiv Gandhi died, Sonia said take DNA sample of Priyanka, not Rahul: Anantkumar Hegde Continuing his tirade against the Gandhi scion, Hegde said, "When Rajiv Gandhi died, there were bits of his body. DNA testing had to be done of the body pieces. Sonia Gandhi said take sample of Priyanka (Gandhi) and not Rahul. This is there on record. So, this hybrid person is asking for proof. This kind of character this party (Congress) has. There is no question of Indians allowing this party to win." Mar 12, 2019, 09:05 AM IST Stirring a fresh controversy, Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde has dubbed Congress president Rahul Gandhi as a "hybrid person" and asked whether he would give a DNA proof to establish that he is a Brahmin. "This Muslim who calls himself a 'januedhari' Hindu, is there any proof that he is a Hindu? This son of a Muslim, whose mother is a Christian, does he have any proof? I am not joking," Hegde, the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said at a function in Sirsi in Karnataka on March 9. Read: If hand touches a Hindu girl, that hand shouldn't exist: Anantkumar Hegde Hegde's reference was to Rahul Gandhi's father Rajiv Gandhi whom he termed a "Muslim". The latter's father was Feroze Gandhi, a Parsi from Gujarat. Read: How Rahul's Pulwama photoshoot jibe at PM Modi backfired

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2. There is no question of Indians allowing this party to win: Hegde

2/3 Continuing his tirade against the Gandhi scion, Hegde said, "When Rajiv Gandhi died, there were bits of his body. DNA testing had to be done of the body pieces. Sonia Gandhi said take sample of Priyanka (Gandhi) and not Rahul. This is there on record. So, this hybrid person is asking for proof. This kind of character this party (Congress) has. There is no question of Indians allowing this party to win." Asserting that BJP will return to power at the Centre, he said, "Today, there is pride in the country over where it is today due to its economic might and where it is placed in the world. There is self-respect and there is a belief that a return of Modi government is good for the confidence Indians have in themselves." Hegde has made similar statements in the past.



3. 'His father was a Muslim, mother Chrisian, how can be Hindu?'