In a video making rounds on social media, a Goa Christian priest is seen calling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah a ‘devil’ and threatening people who vote for BJP with God’s punishment in his church sermon.

Distressed by his community members voting for BJP, the priest said, "Today, some are running after BJP, but think of your kids. BJP people poured petrol on children and burnt them alive. This is the BJP. Modi has bought all channels."

The Padre, speaking in Konkani, also said that God punished Manohar Parrikar with cancer who had his “pockets full”. In what seemed like an attempt to incite fear in the flock to not vote for BJP, the Christian priest said, “If you insult God, you will be punished, whether you are PM or PM’s father. Parrikar changed law on holiday of Francis Xavier. He died in pain."

Continuing his speech, the priest called Amit Shah a “devil”. He said that Shah used to arrest Muslim youngsters and shoot them, adding, “Narendra Modi has burnt thousands of Muslims in Gujarat including an MP, and you are running behind the BJP.”

In complete disregard to Goa inquisition, the Padre also praised the Portuguese, saying that Hindus, Muslims and Christians lived peacefully under its 500-year-long reign, while BJP destroyed that peace in only 5 years.

The video was shared on social media by Francisco Xavier Pacheko, allegedly a Goan politician, with caption, “When our religious leaders preach, we are duty-bound to follow.”

The video generated much criticism over church interference in politics. Former Goa Congress leader Savio Rodrigues called it ‘disgusting to the core’ and urged BJP Goa to act against the ‘communal sermon’.