BJP’s Tejasvi Surya<\/a> also said it was the “only possible solution” to an “anomaly”. At the Mutt program, Surya had said: \u201cThere are people who belonged to Hinduism but were converted<\/a> to Islam or Christianity. It is our duty to bring these people back into the fold of Hinduism. Also, Hindus in Pakistan who were converted to Islam should be brought back into the fold.\u201d<\/p>\n His viral video sparked outrage over the nation and later, he on\u00a0Monday issued a statement on Twitter that he was \u201cunconditionally\u201d withdrawing his recent remarks stating that those who had converted to Islam and Christianity should be brought back into the Hinduism fold, and that the mutts and temples should be set annual targets for this.<\/p>\n On Monday, Surya, the MP from Bengaluru South, tweeted, \u201cAt a program held in Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt two days ago, I spoke on the subject of \u2018Hindu Revival in Bharat\u2019. Certain statements from my speech have regrettably created an avoidable controversy. I therefore unconditionally withdraw the statements.\u201d<\/p>\n "At a program held in Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt two days ago, I spoke on the subject of \u2018Hindu Revival in Bharat\u2019. Certain statements from my speech has regrettably created an avoidable controversy. I therefore unconditionally withdraw the statements," tweets BJP MP Tejasvi Surya pic.twitter.com\/k1aZz4mVOo<\/a><\/p>\n — ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nAll In MP Tejasvi Surya today said he was “unconditionally withdrawing” his comments about Hindu revival and “bringing back to the Hindu fold” all those who converted “over the course of India’s history”.<\/p>\n\n