Bihar MP Pappu Yadav Calls Bageshwar Dham’s Dhirendra Shastri ‘Govt-Sponsored Monkey’

Last Updated:September 19, 2025, 18:32 IST

Pappu Yadav criticized Bageshwar Dham chief for urging the national anthem at religious places, calling him a government sponsored monkey and questioning his views

Dhirendra Krishna Shastri

Taking a jibe at Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Krishna Shastri for calling for national anthem be sung at religious places, Independent MP Pappu Yadav on Friday said “he is a government sponsored monkey, he’s an animal, not a person”.

Speaking to reporters in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, Shastri said: “We believe that the National Anthem should be sung in India’s temples, churches, mosques and shrines, at least once a week, so that we remain united in our duty towards the nation and keep patriotism alive in our hearts.”

Purnia MP Pappu Yadav said: “He is mad. This lunatic, these marketing-driven, ignorant people like Dhirendra have no understanding of spirituality, Sanatana Dharma, science, or Indian culture. Nobody takes him seriously; he’s an animal, not a person. Such anti-national elements should be sent to Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Nepal, where democracy must be protected and Sanatana kept alive…”

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