UP CM Yogi Adityanath. | Photo Credit: ANI

Jaipur: After calling Lord Hanuman a Dalit a right-wing group in Rajasthan has sent a legal notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and has asked him to apologise within three days for his statement.

During a poll rally in Malakheda of Alwar district on Tuesday, Adityanath had said that Lord Hanuman was a forest dweller, deprived and a Dalit who worked to connect all Indian communities together, from north to south and east to west.

"This was his resolve as it was Lord Ram's wish. Just like him, we should also not rest till we fulfil that wish," he had further added.

Rajasthan Sarv Brahmin Mahasabha president Suresh Mishra has sent a notice to Adityanath, accusing him of dragging Lord Hanuman's caste for political gain for the BJP in the state where assembly polls will be held on December 7, PTI reported.

According to the notice, Yogi Adityanath’s statement has hurt religious sentiments of several devotees and accused him to using his name to gain political mileage in poll-bound Rajasthan.

Adityanath's comments stoked controversy and the Congress blamed the BJP for its "dual face".

Congress leader Pramod Tiwari also condemned the Adityanath's remarks and said that the BJP used to divides individuals and the society on religious lines but now it is perhaps for the first time that it has divided gods into castes.

The UP chief minister was one of the star campaigners in the state and campaigned for many nominees fielded by the saffron party in the upcoming assembly election.