Jitendra Awhad's Wife Ruta Compares Osama Bin Laden To Abdul Kalam, Claims 'Remark Edited' BJP Reacts
Date
9/27/2024 7:00:11 AM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) Ruta Awhad, the wife of senior NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad, sparked a row after she allegedly compared slain terrorist Osama bin laden to scientist and former President APJ Abdul Kalam.
Addressing an event in Maharashtra's Thane on Wednesday, while giving a speech on the importance of education, Ruta Awhad claimed that Osama bin Laden was not born a terrorist.
The videos of her speech have gone viral on social media platforms.
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In one of the videos, the former minister's wife can be heard saying that the way AJP Abdul Kalam became Kalam Saheb (President), similarly Osama bin Laden became a terrorist.“But why did he become a terrorist? He was not a born terrorist. Society forced him. But what happened at the end?,” Awhad said.
Ruta Awhad, also called on students to read bin Laden's biography to understand how he became a terrorist.
However as BJP criticised her and Opposition INDIA bloc over her remarks, she claimed that one of her statements was edited.“I don't know what it is.”
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Further clarifying her remarks, Ruta Awhad stated,“Today's generation doesn't read. So, I told them to leave their mobile phone and read instead. I told them to read 'Wings of Fire' by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. His journey is wonderful. I also told them there is another side to life - like why Osama bin Laden became a terrorist. Nobody is good or bad by birth, but he became so bad.”
Further stating that there is a book on Osama which remained a bestseller in New York for months after his killing, Awhad added, "So, it is interesting what happens in one's life that makes one good or bad. One of my statements was edited. I don't know what it is."
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