Politicians love to be in the spotlight (when elections are around the corner ofcourse). They spread their propaganda via various rallies, trying to woo voters with their heavy manifestos stating to fix every single problem wrong with the state/country within the 5 years if elected.

Lord Hanuman has been trending on news since a few weeks now. Let’s checkout the timeline :-

1.UP CM calls Lord Hanuman a “dalit”

While addressing a rally at Alwar in Rajasthan, UP CM Yogi Adityanath called Lord Hanuman a “dalit” and said Lord Hanuman was a tribal who worked to bring all communities together. It sparked a political rage and resulted in many cases being filed against the CM.

2. UP BJP MP Savitri Bai defends UP CM and calls Lord Hanuman a “dalit” and a “slave” of manuwadi people

Bahraich BJP MP Savitri Bai Phule claimed that Lord Hanuman was “a Dalit and a slave of ‘manuwadi’ people.” https://t.co/mCu2P5fYCy — The Hindu (@the_hindu) December 4, 2018

3. Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar said that all members of the dalit community should take over Lord Hanuman Temples all over India

Members of the Dalit community should take over all Hanuman temples in the country and appoint Dalits as priests: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekharhttps://t.co/b39QumjatK — News18.com (@news18dotcom) December 8, 2018

4. Cabinet Minister Satyapal Singh calls Lord Hanuman an “Arya”

Giving a fresh boost to the controversy over Lord Hanuman’s caste, Union Minister Satyapal Singh said the Hindu God was Arya READ: https://t.co/d8f4RYhLQ3 pic.twitter.com/GYyjdQ4Fix — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) December 1, 2018

5. UP BJP MLC Bukkal Nawab calls Lord Hanuman a “Muslim”

Hanuman was Mussalman, that’s why Muslims are named Rehman and Ramzan: UP BJP MLC Bukkal Nawabhttps://t.co/byVvkwBa4u pic.twitter.com/Mrs708CoDm — DNA (@dna) December 20, 2018

6. UP Minister Lakshmi Narayan Singh says Lord Hanuman was a “Jat”

#WATCH Uttar Pradesh Minister Chaudhary Lakshmi Narayan says ‘ I think Hanuman ji was a Jaat, because upon seeing someone being troubled a Jaat also jumps in even without knowing the issue or the people’ pic.twitter.com/Scjme1PgCD — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 21, 2018

7. UP Sports Minister Chetan Chauhan calls Lord Hanuman a “sportsperson”

Lord Hanuman was a sportsperson, says UP sports minister https://t.co/jw8COAMrFi pic.twitter.com/dJzD9aCdnK — Times of India (@timesofindia) December 24, 2018

8. NCST Chief calls Lord Hanuman a “tribal”

Lord Hanuman was a tribal not Dalit: NCST chief https://t.co/peKiyJCSdC via @TOILucknow pic.twitter.com/xcTBWeBOXW — Times of India (@timesofindia) November 30, 2018

9. BJP MP Hari Om calls Lord Hanuman a “Brahmin”

‘Lord Hanuman was Brahmin, Jatayu was Muslim’: Now, BJP MP Hari Om Pandey lists caste of ‘entire Ram Durbar’ https://t.co/VFCFNGtSIi — Zoheb (@Zoheb_Sh) December 21, 2018

10. UP BJP Leader Vineet Aggarwal calls Lord Hanuman a “Vaishya”

UP BJP leader Vineet Agarwal Sharda has said Lord Hanuman belonged to the Vaishya community, weeks after CM Yogi Adityanath termed the Hindu deity a Dalit.https://t.co/buUDs7TZSl — The Quint (@TheQuint) January 3, 2019

11. Bhopal Priest calls Lord Hanuman a “Jain”

Lord Hanuman has been called a Dalit, then a tribal, and now a Jain!https://t.co/jmtwQVo9FE — India Today (@IndiaToday) December 2, 2018

Politicising the caste of a God whom people worship is a new low for politics itself. Playing the caste card on Lord Hanuman did prove to be costly though, with BJP losing the recent elections.

Lord Hanuman, whatever caste he might’ve belonged to, but at first he was a devotee of Lord Ram who burned Raavan’s Lanka and also helped in getting Sita back from Raavan’s clutches. He is a symbol of strength, courage, victory and wisdom. People do not worship him because of his caste, but because he united people together. Something politicians aren’t really fond of.