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RB Timmapur said: “She (Shivamogga victim Manjunath’s wife Pallavi) said that Muslims saved her son. See, as a result of the tragedy, her mind might have lost a bit of control…”
RB Timappur; victim Manjunath’s wife.(News18)
Karnataka excise minister RB Timmapur on Saturday sparked a row, discounting the Pahalgam survivors’ accounts, saying a terrorist “could not have asked their religion” before shooting.
The April 22 attack in Kashmir led to the killing of 26 tourists.
“Be it in Kargil, Pulwama or here, there has been a (security) failure. If you see this…A Hindu being shot after their ID cards were checked. Why weren’t Muslims killed if you [the BJP] want to politicise any deaths? What will be the state of this nation?” the Congress leader said.
The survivors have been claiming that the terrorists made them recite Kalma or even stripped them to check their religious identity before killing them.
ಪಾಪಿ 🇵🇰ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ🇵🇰 ಮತಾಂಧ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಉಗ್ರರಿಗೆ ಮಿಡಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವ @INCKarnataka ಪಕ್ಷದ ಹೃದಯಗಳು.💚ಪಹಲ್ಗಾಮ್ ಉಗ್ರರ ದಾಳಿಗೆ ಹಿಂದುತ್ವವೇ ಕಾರಣ: @irobertvadra
💚ಯುದ್ದದ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆ ಇಲ್ಲ. ನಾವು ಶಾಂತಿಯ ಪರ: ಸಿಎಂ @siddaramaiah
💚ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಧರ್ಮದಲ್ಲೂ ಹಾದಿ ತಪ್ಪಿದವರಿದ್ದಾರೆ: ಸಚಿವ @PriyankKharge
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— R. Ashoka (@RAshokaBJP) April 27, 2025
“She (Shivamogga victim Manjunath’s wife Pallavi) said that Muslims saved her son. See, as a result of the tragedy, her mind might have lost a bit of control. But overall, if you look at it, how many Muslims have saved Hindus? If you ask me then, why were Muslims killed by terrorists then?”
Timmapur said, “Which person will ask one’s caste and shoot? Is it possible? Think practically. He will go about shooting, who will have the patience to ask about one’s religion when shooting?”
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader R Ashoka responded on X: “The hearts of the INCKarnataka party are beating for the fanatical Muslim terrorists of sinful 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇰 ). Hindutva is the reason for the Pahalgam terrorist attack: @irobertvadra. There is no need for war. We are for peace: CM @siddaramaiah. There are misguided people in all religions: Minister @PriyankKharge. The removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir is the reason for the Pahalgam massacre: Congress MLA Ramesh Bandisidde Gowda. Will the attackers listen to religion? : Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapura.”
Meanwhile, after facing backlash for telling the Indian government to boost security in Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah clarified: “I never said there should be no war with Pakistan, if a war is inevitable, it will happen…I just said that for now, there should be no war.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, reaffirmed his commitment to delivering the “toughest” punishment to terrorists and their backers, assuring the families of the Pahalgam attack victims that “justice will be served.”
He further said that Kashmir witnessed unprecedented growth in recent years, with the surge in tourism and opportunities for the youth, and noted that the Pahalgam attack was a desperate attempt by the enemies of the nation to derail the region’s progress.
