Union minister Giriraj Singh warned Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan against "insulting his God".

Giriraj Singh was reacting to Azam Khan's comment at a rally in Rampur where the SP leader said, "in place of Ali and Bajrangbali, it should be Bajrang Ali".

Giriraj Singh said after the 2019 Lok Sabha election is over he will visit Rampur, where Azam Khan is contesting from, to "show" the SP leader "what Bajrangbali is". Giriraj Singh is contesting as BJP candidate from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.

"Azam Khan first insulted PM Modi, now he is insulting our god...Azam Khan, after I am done with the election in Begusarai, will come to Rampur and show what Bajrangbali is," Giriraj Singh tweeted.

Azam Khan had earlier made the "Bajrang Ali" statement to take a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who compared the 2019 Lok Sabha election to a contest between 'Ali', a revered figure in Islam, and Bajrangbali, the Hindu god Hanuman.

Meanwhile, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati said, "an attempt was being made to create hatred between the followers of Bajrangbali and Ali".

Mayawati took to Twitter and said it is "unfortunate" that people are "creating hatred for narrow political gain".

"Greetings & good wishes to the people for peaceful & prosperous life on Ram Navami. When people are happily remembering the ideals of Shri Ram, it is unfortunate that an attempt is being made to create confrontation & hatred between Bajrang Bali & Ali for narrow political gain," Mayawati tweeted.