Akhilesh Yadav defends Ramjilal Suman's 'Rana Sanga traitor' remark

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday defended his party's Rajya Sabha MP MP MP Ramjilal Suman over his controversial remarks in Parliament, where he called Rajput ruler Rana Sanga a "traitor". Yadav dismissed the criticism, arguing that if BJP leaders can selectively revisit history to discuss figures like Aurangzeb, then Suman's remarks were also a part of historical discourse.

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on March 21, Suman stated that Indian Muslims do not consider Babur their idol but follow Prophet Muhammad and the Sufi tradition. He then questioned why Hindus do not criticise Rana Sanga, claiming that it was the Mewar ruler who had invited Babur to India to defeat Ibrahim Lodi.

"If Muslims are called the descendants of Babur, then Hindus must be the descendants of traitor Rana Sanga," Suman had said, triggering sharp reactions from the BJP and Hindu organisations.