Dehradun, April 26 -- State Congress President Karan Mahara today reacted sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reference to the Mangalsutra of married women in his election rallies. In a statement issued today, Mahara reminded that generally married women wear Mangalsutra as a symbol of their marriage and this is a sacred tradition. Hindu religion has been prevalent not only in India but throughout the world since the Vedic period. However, this sacred tradition is now being exploited by the BJP leaders merely for political gains, he claimed.

The State Congress President said that the BJP leader (Modi) who has given such a "despicable and disgusting statement" on this sacred symbol of marriage of women could not even respect his wif...