New Delhi: A day after the Left parties criticised Team India captain Rahul Dravid for visiting a "suryanamaskar" camp in Nagpur, the RSS and the BJP on Thursday attacked the Left, accusing the Communists of ideological bankruptcy.
Sangh leader Ram Madhav described Dravid's presence at the January 20 event as a sign of the "growing clout" of the Indian culture and called the Left's objections as an "expression of jealousy".
"It's a fact that 'suryanamaskar' attracts the likes of Rahul Dravid. A day will come when all those criticising such acts will themselves make a beeline for these good activities," Madhav said.
He accused the Left of ideological bankruptcy as he cited reported visits of one of its ministers in West Bengal to Durga Puja programmes. Madhav referred to the SEZ row in Singur and Nandigram in the Left-ruled West Bengal and criticised the Communists over the recent farmers' protests there.
The BJP, too, slammed the CPI(M) over Dravid's visit to the 'yagya'. "The Left's stand shows that they are opposed to Indian culture and believe in something alien," party vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.
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