Ramcharitmanas row: FIR filed but Swami Prasad Maurya stands ground; asserts his remarks were personal

Booked for his comments on the Ramcharitmanas, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya has refused to retract his remarks saying he had spoken on a particular verse in Hindu epic poem and not about Lord Ram or any religion.

Maurya, a prominent OBC leader in Uttar Pradesh, largely stuck to his stand in an interview with

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