Yaduvansh Kumar Yadav, a leader of India’s Rashtriya Janata Dal, sparked controversy by stating that Brahmins were not originally from India and came from Russia and other European countries. His statement has been criticized as historically inaccurate and divisive.
Kicking up a controversy, a RJD leader said that people belonging to Brahmin community do not belong to India and that they are from Russia. Speaking at an event in Bihar’s Supaul last week, RJD leader Yaduvansh Kumar Yadav said DNA test shows that no Brahmins belong to the country, asking people to “chase them away”. The RJD leader’s remarks drew sharp reactions from several quarters on social media.
“The DNA test shows no Brahmins belong to this country and are from Russia and now have settled here. Brahmins are trying to divide us and rule. We should chase them away from here,” Yadav said while addressing a gathering of his party workers on April 29.
Yaduvansh Kumar Yadav then went on to threaten the Brahmin community and called upon ‘Yadavs’ to kick them out of this country. “Like how they were once removed from Russia, we also need to chase them out and send them back to their original place,” he continued his anti-Brahmin rant.
It must be mentioned that Yadav is the National Secretary of Rashtriya Janata Dal and has served as a former MLA of Bihar.
In August last year, RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav mocked the Brahmin community during a war of words with BJP leader Giriraj Singh. While making a sly reference to the Shikha/ Lambi choti, he said, “Keeping a lambi choti does not make you knowledgeable.”
The Rashtriya Janata Dal has been infamous for appeasing the Yadav community and demonising the Brahmins. During the days of Jungle Raj, members of the Brahmin community suffered unspeakable atrocities at the hands of RJD goons. Tejashwi Yadav’s father, Lalu Prasad Yadav, had also been at the forefront of mocking Brahmins and Hindu rituals.
