Karnataka BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde | Photo Credit: PTI

Key Highlights After BJP termed Mahatma Gandhi's freedom struggle as 'drama', Congress suggested the party to rename itself to 'Nathuram Godse Party' Earlier, BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde has said that his "blood boils" when he sees people like Gandhi become Mahatma

New Delhi: Hitting back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for calling Mahatma Gandhi's freedom struggle a "drama", Congress on Monday suggested the saffron party should be renamed as "Nathuram Godse Party". The grand old party also asserted that Mahatma Gandhi does not need a certificate from "chamchas and spies of the Britishers".

Taking to his official Twitter handle, Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill took a swipe at Karnataka BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde for his controversial remarks on Mahatma Gandhi. Shergill said that the Mahatma does not need a certificate from the cadre of Britishers "Chamchas & Spies".

The Congress leader went on to suggest that it is high time the BJP is renamed as "Nathuram Godse Party".

Earlier on Sunday, Anantkumar Hegde stoked a controversy when he called Mahatma Gandhi's freedom struggle as "drama". He also said that his "blood boils" when he sees people like Gandhi become Mahatma.

While addressing a public gathering in Bengaluru, the Karnataka BJP MP said, "The freedom struggle was staged by these leaders with the approval of the British. It was not a genuine fight but an adjustment freedom struggle."

Hegde went on to call Mahatma Gandhi's hunger strikes and satyagraha movement a "drama". The British did not leave the country because of satyagraha but out of frustration and "my blood boils to see people like Gandhi become Mahatma", he said.