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Derogatory language against Shankaracharya is verbal violence: Akhilesh Yadav

Updated - February 14, 2026 01:57 pm IST - Lucknow Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav. File picture | Photo Credit: ANI Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday (February 14, 2026) said that using derogatory language against Shankaracharya constitutes both verbal violence ('shaabdik hinsaa') and a sin. "Using highly derogatory language against Shankaracharya is both verbal violence and a sin.

Derogatory language against Shankaracharya is verbal violence: Akhilesh Yadav

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Key Highlights

  • Along with the person who said this, those who thumped the tables in flattery will also be guilty.
  • When BJP MLAs leave the House and face the public, the public will throw their houses out on the streets," Mr.
  • Akhilesh Yadav said in a post on X in Hindi, on Saturday (February 14).
  • His comments came a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed the U. P.
  • Legislative Assembly, stating that not everyone is entitled to use the title of "Shankaracharya" and that religious decorum and the rule of law must be upheld during all events.
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  1. Derogatory language against Shankaracharya is verbal violence: Akhilesh Yadav

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