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New Delhi: Days after BJP MP and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi stirred a major controversy with her remarks that the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is the \u201cbiggest cheat\u201d in the country as it sells cows from its gaushalas (cowsheds) to butchers, the society has sent her Rs 100 crore defamation notice to her.<\/p>\n
In a post on X, Radharamn Das, Vice President and Spokesperson ISKCON Kolkata said, \u201cToday we have sent a Rs 100 crore defamation notice to Mrs. Maneka Gandhi for levelling completely unfounded allegations against ISKCON.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThe worldwide community of ISKCON devotees, supporters, and well-wishers are deeply pained by these defamatory, slanderous, and malicious accusations. We will not leave any stone unturned in our pursuit of justice against the fallacious propaganda against ISKCON.\u201d<\/p>\n
The legal defamation notice against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, who is also an animal rights activist, came days after one of her videos went viral on social media on September 27.<\/p>\n
Das on September 27 in a tweet on the same day had said,\u00a0\u201cwe will sue her if she does not apologize for her wrong statements\u201d.<\/p>\n
In the viral video, she\u00a0can be heard saying: \u201cISKCON is the biggest cheat in the country. It maintains gaushalas and get benefits from the government, including vast lands.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also recalled her visit to ISKCON\u2019s Anantpur Gaushala in Andhra Pradesh, where she claimed that she couldn\u2019t find any cow that doesn\u2019t give milk or calves.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was no dry cow in the entire dairy. Not a single calf was there. It means all were sold,\u201d she is heard saying in the video.<\/p>\n
\u201cISKCON is selling all its cows to the butchers. No one else does this as much they do. And they go on and sing \u2018Hare Ram Hare Krishna\u2019 on the roads. Then they say their entire life is dependent on milk. Probably, no one has sold as many cattle to the butchers as they did,\u201d she alleged.<\/p>\n
However, her allegations were rejected by ISKCON.<\/p>\n
The ISKCON in a statement said that\u00a0\u00a0a video of\u00a0Maneka\u00a0Gandhi\u00a0has come to our notice wherein unsubstantiated and false information regarding ISKCON and its cow care standards have been presented.<\/p>\n
\u201cISKCON has pioneered cow protection in many parts of the world where beef is a staple diet. Within India, ISKCON runs more than 60 Goshalas protecting hundreds of sacred cows and bulls and providing personalized care for their entire lifetime,\u201d it had said.<\/p>\n
It said that many of the cows presently served in ISKCON\u2019s goshalas were brought to us after being found abandoned, injured, or rescued from being slaughtered.<\/p>\n
(IANS)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n