Kanhaiya Kumar stokes fresh controversy, says will name my wife, children 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'

New Delhi: Amid the uproar over chanting of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' slogan, JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar has stoked a fresh controversy by stating that he will name his would be wife and children after the slogan to enjoy benefits.

Kanhaiya, whose speeches in the past sparked nationwide outrage, while addressing a public gathering said, "they say, nation is everything, you have to chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai. So I thought when I will be married I will suggest my wife to bear the name 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. I will also name my children as 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and change my name also as 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'."

"So when my children will go to school and teachers will ask them their parents' names, they will reply 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. This way they will get free education and they will not have to pay fees," he said.

The case of sedition against Kanhaiya was registered in connection with an event held on JNU campus on February 9, against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised.

(With PTI inputs)