Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday stated that the credit for showing epics like Mahabharatha and Ramayana on Doordarshan goes to the Congress.
When his attention was drawn to the BJP’s move to introduce Bhagavad Gita in schools, Mr. Shivakumar accused the BJP of “dividing the society” by raking up “emotional issues”. On the contrary, Congress party had helped the epics of Hindu religion gain international respect and recognition when Mahabharatha and Ramayana were shown on Doordarshan for years on end by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The message of Mahabharatha and Ramayana had been conveyed to the audiences in the country and abroad during the Congress rule, he said.
