Controversial priest supports Anil Yadav’s recent call for Muslims’ genocide in India
Ghaziabad : Controversial priest with a history of several Islamophobic comments, Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, has publicly expressed support for Hindutva figure Anil Yadav’s recent call for genocide of Muslims in India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Narsinghanand, a prominent and polarising figure in the right-wing Hindutva ecosystem, was addressing a Hindu panchayat at the Dasna Devi Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. He also drew comparisons with Israel’s military offensive in Gaza while speaking about Muslims in India.
Videos from the recent gathering, now widely circulating on social media, appear to show Narsinghanand praising Yadav, whose remarks calling for the “genocide” of Muslims triggered widespread outrage and demands for legal action.
In his speech, Narsinghanand, suggested that Yadav had done nothing wrong and went on to invoke Israel’s military actions in Gaza. He used the conflict to justify similar violence against Muslims in India. Narsinghanand’s support has drawn particular attention because it follows the controversy surrounding Yadav’s speech, in which he declared, “Islam’s end will come through genocide and whoever starts it first will be victorious.”
In the viral video, Narsinghanand is heard saying, “Israel is bombing Muslims in Gaza. That is why Israelis and Jews are peaceful and are travelling the world peacefully without being convicted.”
He further said, “I fully support Yadav’s remarks, and any action that is taken against Yadav should first be initiated against me.”
By publicly defending Yadav before the gathering, Narsinghanand has prompted fresh accusations that he was legitimising rhetoric widely viewed as incitement to communal violence. Several social media users argued that publicly backing a person accused of advocating genocide was deeply alarming and demanded immediate intervention by the authorities.
