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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has strongly denounced Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks that some people suffer from life-threatening diseases because of sins committed in the past, saying “that is what switching parties does to a person”.
‘Cancer is divine justice for sins’ says Assam Minister Sharma. That is what switching parties does to a person.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) November 22, 2017
Sarma, who was with the Congress earlier, had last year switched over to the BJP.
At a function organised for distribution of appointment letters to teachers in Guwahati , Sarma according to report by PTI, had said, “God makes us suffer when we sin. Sometimes we come across young men getting inflicted with cancer or young men meeting with accidents. If you observe the background you will come to know that it’s divine justice. Nothing else. We have to suffer that divine justice.”
Sarma has emphasised that he did not say sin causes cancer, tweeting,
Go through my speech. I never said that sin cause cancer.it was a speech to motivate teacher.serve poor or otherwise you may face karmic deficiency and suffer in next https://t.co/H4KfY7M9HQ can not promote human value.religion might.good night https://t.co/YTxbCZZnD9
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) November 22, 2017
Not arguing with anyone. Only availing a huge opportunity to speek little bit about Hindu philosophy. We accept that even Lord Krishna died because of karmic deficiency. That’s is our philosophy https://t.co/7Cpec6Kioq
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) November 23, 2017
