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Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (RRSP) chief Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday stirred a row with his remarks questioning the traditional worship of Goddess Laxmi for prosperity, saying that offering prayers to the goddess is \u201cmiles away from practicality.”<\/p>\n

Raising questions on the traditional practice, he said that if worshipping Goddess Laxmi truly brought wealth, India wouldn\u2019t still be counted among the poorer nations, with 80 crore people continuing to live in poverty.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026Offering prayers to Goddess Lakshmi might be a tradition, but this is miles away from practicality. Had praying to Goddess Lakshmi made one rich, India would not have been one of the poor nations in the world. 80 crore people in the country still lead a life of poverty\u2026” he said as quoted by news agency ANI<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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#WATCH<\/a> | Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party president Swami Prasad Maurya says, \u201c\u2026Offering prayers to Goddess Lakshmi might be a tradition, but this is miles away from practicality. Had praying to Goddess Lakshmi made one rich, India would not have been one of the poor nations in\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/fp6fH1jqF2<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The former Samajwadi Party leader highlighted the issues of poverty and unemployment in the country, questioning whether the worship has had any impact on the lives of millions. \u201cCan those 80 crore people who survive on 5-10 kgs of rice send their children to universities? Can such people make their children doctors, engineers, professors, advocates, IAS, IPS or scientists? Never. Crores of youths are unemployed today,” Maurya said.<\/p>\n

He further clarified his stance saying that he does not oppose any form of worship. However, he appealed to people to also recognise and respect the efforts of women within households, often referred to as \u2018Ghar ki Lakshmi\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just said that \u2018Ghar ki Lakshmi\u2019 should be worshipped because she keeps the house tidy round the clock and makes it heavenly\u2026 If you have to pray, pray to \u2018Ghar ki Lakshmi\u2019 so that there is joy and prosperity at home. This is an appeal. If people take this otherwise, it depends on their mindset,” he added.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time Maurya has made statements challenging religious or cultural practices.\u00a0 Earlier, the former minister had said that objectionable language was used against Dalits and Adivasis in the holy scripture of Ramcharitramanas, <\/i>written by Tulsidas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not true that crores of people read it. It was written by Tulsidas for own happiness. But why abuses in the name of religion? Abuses to Backwards, Dalits and tribals. I respect all religions. But if in the name of religion, a community or caste is humiliated then it is objectionable,” he had said.<\/p>\n

The remarks drew sharp condemnation and an FIR was also registered against him.<\/p>\n

Ramcharitmanas, an epic poem in the Awadhi language, is based on the Ramayana and has been composed by 16th-century Bhakti poet Tulsidas.<\/p>\n

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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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