New Delhi: The outrage continues to grow against possible
banning of Hindu’s holy scripture Bhagavad Gita in Russia. The proposed
ban of Gita in Russia has ignited protest on the social media even as
trial verdict nears.
Amidst the demand of the Opposition for
declaring the holy scripture as the National Book, scores of netizens
took to Twitter to express their shock and anger.
Sri Sri Ravi
Shankar commented on Twitter: “Banning Bhagavad Gita in Russia is an
unpardonable loss for the people of Russia.”
"The move to ban
'Bhagavad Gita' shows intolerance; it is intolerance that is the reason
for terrorism and not 'Bhagavad Gita,” he tweeted.
“Bhagavad Gita
begins with word Dharma n ends with Mama. Entire Gita is nothing but
Mama Dharma (My Dharma); that which uplifts life,” his tweets read.
Noted
lyricist Javed Akhtar expressed his shock over the Gita facing ban in
Russia. “Banning Gita ? Have they lost their minds. This great book of
wisdom belongs not only to Hindus but to the whole humanity,” he
tweeted.
His tweet was followed by comments like: “Please read
Gita so you don't misquote it.”
MP Naveen Jindal also took to the
social media in expressing his views on the recent controversy. “I
welcome the statement by the Russian ambassador to India condemning the
Bhagavad Gita controversy.”
JD leader Subramanian Swamy wrote on
Twitter: “Happy to inform that Russian Ambassador will tell my daughter
on TV that he is a student of Gita and Russia will rectify matters soon.
Ok?”
Bollywood celebrity, Farah Ali Khan also retweeted: “The
Russians have banned the Gita. In retaliation let's ban something
equally sacrosanct to them: vodka.”
More than 20,000 people signed
an online petition against the trial and the word Gita continued to be
at the top of Indian trends on Twitter on Wednesday.
