Swami Prasad Maurya Sparks Controversy with Remarks on Hinduism and Ramcharitmanas

Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya has once again stirred controversy with his recent comments about Hinduism. In these remarks, he has described Hinduism as "deceitful" and "a hoax." This statement has ignited a strong reaction on social media, with some individuals criticizing him for promoting animosity.

He posted a video on X (previously Twitter) in which he wrote, "The roots of Brahminism are very deep and the reason for all the disparity is also Brahminism. There is no religion called Hindu, Hinduism is just a hoax. There is a conspiracy to trap the Dalits, tribals and backward people of this country by calling the same Brahmin religion as Hindu religion. If there was Hindu religion then tribals would have been respected, dalits would have been respected, backward people would have been respected but what an irony…”

This isn't the first time Maurya has sparked controversy

In February, he garnered attention for his assertions about the revered Hindu epic, Ramcharitmanas. He claimed that certain verses within the text were derogatory toward specific castes and insisted they should be prohibited. He argued against the perpetuation of caste-based humiliation in the name of religion. Maurya pointed out that a significant number of people have either not read or chosen not to read Ramcharitmanas. He also attributed Dalits' access to literacy and women's educational rights to the British colonial period.

In that earlier instance, Maurya went on to express his dismissal of Ramcharitmanas as a whole, considering it to be nonsensical. He called upon the government to either remove the objectionable portions from the text or ban the entire book.

Ramcharitmanas, an epic poem written in the Awadhi language, draws from the Ramayana and was composed by Tulsidas, a Bhakti poet from the 16th century.

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