New Delhi, June 30: Law Minister M Veerappa Moily today said during his 14-year exile Lord Ram helped tribals earn their rights and rejected criticism that he had equated the legendary figure with Naxalites in his epic ‘Shree Ramayana Mahanveshanam.’
“Lord Ram did not rest during his exile… he worked for capacity building of tribals who lived like slaves… Ram gave freedom but did not annexe kingdoms,” Moily said at the release of the English version of his book at the hands of Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia.
Asked about criticism that he has equated Ram with Naxals, Moily said they were “baseless”.
“I will send free copies of the book to people who say this… it is baseless,” he said.
A section of media had recently said that Moily’s Ramayana had equated Ram with Naxals as he fought for their rights in the jungles.
–Agencies