Urmila Matondkar with Congress president Rahul Gandhi | Photo Credit: Twitter

Mumbai: A police complaint has been filed against actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar by Bharatiya Janata Party’s Suresh Nakhua on Saturday.

The complaint alleged that Matondkar hurt the sentiments of Hindus with her comments on a television show recently in which she allegedly said that “Hinduism has become the most violent religion in the world”.

Matondkar, who is contesting on a Congress ticket from Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency, in an interview with a news channel reportedly said that Hinduism, which was known for its tolerance, has become the most intolerant of them all under the Modi government.

The complaint filed by Nakhua states, “ She has hurt religious sentiments of Hindus by calling 'Hinduism the most violent religion in the world' on a TV show". Congress President Rahul Gandhi and a journalist were also named in the complaint, reported the news agency ANI.

"The religion which has been known for its religion tolerance has turned out to be the most violent religion of them all. What is sad is that this sort of terribly heinous acts have been lauded and are constantly going viral. People are made to believe this is how the society always was," Matondkar reportedly said.

Matondkar in an interview with Mirror Now earlier had said that she decided to take the plunge into join politics given the changes in the country in the last five years. "Being a Mumbaikar the problems are not new to me, I am trying to get to know my people", she said.

"Reality I see on the field is far from what is portrayed. The government has been keeping us busy with discussing caste and religion. Nothing has been done when it comes to the employment of the youth," she added.

Matondkar joined the Congress on March 27, and will contest the elections upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha election from Mumbai North parliamentary constituency. Matondkar was inducted into the party by Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora in New Delhi.