Muslim, Jat, Tribal? Hanuman’s Identity Crisis is Kaafi Real

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Kaafi Real: Hanuman quietly coping with identity crisis.

(Photo: Aroop Mishra/The Quint)

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Lord Hanuman was "deprived and a Dalit". UP's Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhary Laxmi Narayan Singh said he was a "Jat"/ National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Chairperson Nand Kumar Sai declared he was a tribal. And BJP MLC Bukkal Nawab claimed "Hanuman ji was a Muslim."

Lord Hanuman quietly coping with identity crisis.(Photo: Aroop Mishra/The Quint)

Lord Hanuman must be truly, utterly perplexed.