‘Approporiate’: Rajnath Singh on Performing Puja for Rafale Jet

Kharge said that the Congress did not show off when they bought weapons like the Bofors gun.

Responding to Congress’ divided opinion on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performing ‘Shastra puja’ of the first Rafale fighter jet plane in France on Tuesday, 8 October, Singh on Thursday said, “it must not have been everybody's opinion,” ANI reported.

“I did what I thought was appropriate. This is our faith that there is a super power and I have believed in it since childhood. I feel there must have been division over the issue in Congress too, it must not have been everybody's opinion,” ANI quoted Rajnath Singh as saying.

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, replying to a tweet that took a jibe at the customs, came in support of the defence minister and said, “Raksha Mantri is just following customs.”

Only two things are infinite, universe and exaggeration. Looking at this tweet, latter beats the former. Jokes aside l, if an Indian is performing a Pooja as per Indian customs, there is no need to deride it. Raksha Mantri is just following customs.https://t.co/afFJWUmpIa

— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) October 10, 2019