Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was trolled on social media after he shared a picture on Twitter that shows a man with a broom chasing a Nazi Swastika, reports NDTV. “Someone sent this …” Kejriwal wrote on Twitter. “Hoping for a Delhi, thatI actually wouldn’t mind visiting or living in,” the text on the picture, shared in the tweet, read.
The broom happens to be the Aam Aadmi Party’s election symbol. A sharp reaction followed from Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari who accused Kejriwal of “berating Hinduism”. While the rotated Swastika, as seen in Kejriwal’s image, is synonymous with German dictator Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime, an upright Swastika is seen as symbol of prosperity in not just Hinduism but also Buddhism and Jainism.
Swastika means “well-being” or “good fortune” in Sanskrit. Hindol Sengupta, an award-winning author, also slammed Kejriwal on Twitter, adds NDTV. “Dear @ArvindKejriwal this is quite disgusting. The Swastika is a sacred symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The Nazis stole this and disfigured it in one of the vilest acts of cultural desecration. You are doing the same.”
