Now, Uttar Pradesh minister Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan claims ‘Lord Hanuman was a jat’ 

Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan. 

The claims and counterclaims over the caste/religion of Hindu deity Hanuman among Uttar Pradesh politicians continued. In the latest claim, he Uttar Pradesh minister for religious affairs, Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan, said that Hanuman was a jat.

Narayan, on Friday, said, “I think Hanuman ji was a jat. It is in the nature of a jat to help anyone who is in trouble, irrespective of whether the concerned person is known to him or her. It is similar to the way in which Hanuman joined Lord Ram to rescue Sita after she was kidnapped by Ravan.”

#WATCH Uttar Pradesh Minister Chaudhary Lakshmi Narayan says ' I think Hanuman ji was a Jaat, because upon seeing someone being troubled a Jaat also jumps in even without knowing the issue or the people' pic.twitter.com/Scjme1PgCD

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This is the third identity that has been attributed to the Hindu god. UP Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath had earlier claimed that Hanuman was a “dalit tribal”. Then, UP BJP leader, Bukkal Nawab said Hanuman was a “Muslim”.

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