“Shahzad Poonawalla did not insult Maithil Brahmin community by saying “Jha2”, if you think otherwise then blame AAP’s Rituraj Jha”, Opindia, January 16, 2025:
“Delhi’s roads are in terrible condition, and people there are having trouble finding clean drinking water. The power outage is another problem. The issues of water, roads, and electricity could be at the forefront of the next Delhi assembly election. However, the conversation has turned into a litany of accusations and rebuttals. Now, the attention is on disparaging statements made about Maithil Brahmins, and Shahzad Poonawalla, the national spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been linked to this controversy.
It all started after a debate on a TV show of “Republic Bharat” where Poonawalla was joined by Rituraj Govind Jha, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Kirari. Notably, the latter has not been granted a ticket for the upcoming Delhi assembly, instead, Anil Jha who recently switched from the saffron party has been picked as the candidate.
At first, Rituraj deliberately mispronounced Poonawalla’s last name during the live conversation, calling him “Chunawala” after which the BJP leader warned that he could also utter similar things and refer to Rituraj as “Jha2” and Sanjay Jha as “Jha1,” however, he didn’t want to pass such comments…….”
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