During an address at an Udhampur rally, former Jammu and Kashmir and Nationalist Congress chief Farooq Abdullah said Lord Ram is not the god of Hindus only. He is the lord of everybody who keeps faith in him, irrespective of religion, Abdullah said.
According to the news agency, Farooq hit out at the BJP and said the party only uses Ram's name to stay in power, but Ram is not Hindus' god alone. "Bhagwan Ram is not the god of Hindus only. Please remove this notion from your mind. Bhagwan Ram is the god of everyone - be it a Muslim or Christian or American or Russian, who has faith in him," he told a rally organised by the Panthers party.
"Those who come to you saying we are only disciples of Ram - they are fools. They want to sell in the name of Ram. They do not have a love for Ram but for power," he said.
"I think when elections are announced in J&K they will inaugurate Ram temple to divert the attention of the common man," he said. Therefore, I appeal to you to go among the people and ask them to stop their propaganda of hatred, Farooq added.
On unity among non-BJP parties, he said, "There will be no hurdle in our unity. Whether it is Congress, NC, or Panthers. We will fight and die for the people. But we will all remain united."