Congress Expels Acharya Pramod Krishnam
The Congress party has taken decisive action by expelling Acharya Pramod Krishnam, a regular party face on prime time television discussions, for “indiscipline” and repeated criticism against the party. Krishnam, who contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Lucknow on a Congress ticket, faced expulsion following his recent praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”s involvement in the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. His critique of the Congress” leadership”s absence from the event further fueled tensions within the party.
A statement issued by Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal late night on Saturday confirmed the expulsion, citing complaints of indiscipline and recurrent criticism against the party. Krishnam”s expulsion, approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, is effective immediately and spans six years.
Notably, Krishnam”s recent meeting with Prime Minister Modi, where he extended an invitation for the foundation stone laying ceremony of Shri Kalki Dham in Uttar Pradesh”s Sambhal on February 19, added to the discord within the party ranks.
“The temple was raised after the country”s highest court settled the title dispute once and for all. After a long battle and a landmark ruling of the Supreme Court, giving primacy to the findings of the archaeological survey, Lord Ram will return to his birthplace tomorrow. Had it not been for PM Modi, this temple would never have been built. This is why I wish to give the entire credit for the making of the Ram Mandir and the “Pran Pratishtha” of Ram Lalla to PM Modi. Many governments were elected and several PMs came and went but none showed the political will to end the 500-year wait for the Ram Temple. Members of the VHP and Bajrang Dal, too, made plenty of sacrifices but this temple would never have been a reality, if Modi wasn”t PM,” the former Congress leader said.
Krishnam, born on January 4, 1965, into a Brahmin family in Bihar, is renowned as the founder of the Shri Kalki Foundation in Sambhal and holds the esteemed position of Peethadhishwar of the Kalki Dham. Despite his association with the Congress and a prior unsuccessful bid in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Sambhal, Krishnam”s recent actions and statements have led to his expulsion from the party.
