NCP demands apology from BJP MLA over pig analogy for Dalits' uplift

Mumbai: A video showing BJP MLA from Dombivli Ravindra Chavan using analogy of pigs while talking about “uplift of the Dalits” has gone viral on the social media, prompting NCP to demand his apology. The video is purportedly of an event in neighbouring Thane district on 17 June. Chavan cited the example of Abraham Lincoln narrating a story where Lincoln picked up a “piglet” from a drain and cleaned it. [caption id=“attachment_2849162” align=“alignleft” width=“381”]  A file photo of Ravindra Chavan. Photo credit: YouTube[/caption] “Similarly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis too were working hard to uplift Dalits,” Chavan said. The analogy sparked protest and Thane district unit of NCP organised a “naming ceremony” of a pig and named it `Ravindra Chavan’. “The cassette (video recording) of my speech which is being circulated is edited and not the original uncut one. My statement has been distorted,” Chavan claimed. NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said the BJP MLA should tender an apology for the “appalling analogy”.