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VHP Slams Vivek Agnihotri Over Tax Remark on Hindu Pilgrimages
- •Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri sparked controversy by posting that India could become the richest country overnight if governments imposed taxes on religion.
- •The remark was based on a video showing a massive crowd of devotees at Kainchi Dham in Uttarakhand.
- •VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal criticized Agnihotri, calling him ungrateful and accusing him of undermining Hindu faith and traditions.
- •Bansal questioned whether Agnihotri is a Hindu himself and advised him to take pride in India cultural heritage instead of showing an inferiority complex.
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Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri posted a video of a massive crowd at Kainchi Dham in Uttarakhand and stated that if the government imposed a tax on religion, India could become the richest country overnight because people would leave religion behind to focus on innovation, productivity, and personal progress instead of divine interventions.
The VHP strongly criticized Agnihotri, accusing him of being ungrateful and questioning Hindu religious traditions, pilgrimages, temples, and saints. VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal publicly questioned if Agnihotri was a Hindu himself and demanded that he withdraw his statement and apologize.
VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal criticized Agnihotri for pitting religion against innovation and productivity, noting that pilgrimage sites are the soul of India's civilization and economy. He also pointed out a double standard, noting that while the film industry frequently seeks tax exemptions for its own movies, the filmmaker was advocating for a tax on religion.
