There seems to be little respite for Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her battle with the BJP, with Unnao parliamentarian Sakshi Maharaj today attacking the Trinamoool Congress leader as belonging to the "family of demonHiranyakashyap" because she "conspires against those who say 'Jai Shri Ram'."
The legend of Hiranyakashyap refers to an ancient Hindu ruler who is believed to have put his son Prahlad behind bars and tortured him for believing in God.
"There was a rakshasa (demon) called Hiranyakashyap. His son said 'Jai Shri Ram' and the father shut his son in jail. The same thing is being repeated in Bengal and it looks like Mamata belongs to the family of demon Hiranyakashyap as she conspires against those who say 'Jai Shri Ram'," the BJP leader was quoted as saying in a report by ANI.
Ms Banerjee and the BJP have engaged in a bitter war of words that started with the Lok Sabha election and led to poll-related violence in the state, and included name-calling, allegations of corruption and the repeated chanting of 'Jai Shri Ram'.