The Trinamool Congress MP, citing his roots in the Mithila region, traditionally regarded as Goddess Sita's birthplace, questioned why Lord Ram banished her despite her having passed the agni pariksha (trial by fire).TMC MP Kirti Azad. Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kirti Azad has stoked a controversy by questioning the reverence for Lord Ram, saying he would never visit the Ayodhya Ram Temple because of his supposed treatment of Goddess Sita."Is Lord Ram the only God among the 3,200 crore deities in our country?

I will never go there because Lord Ram abandoned his wife, even after she had passed the Agni Pariksha and sent Maa Sita away from his home. Why should I go?" he said in a byte to news agency ANI.#WATCH | Delhi: On Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's proposed visit to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the BJP's reaction to it, TMC MP Kirti Azad says, "...Is Lord Ram the only God among the 3,200 crore deities in our country?

I will never go there because Lord Ram abandoned his wife, even after she had passed the Agni Pariksha and sent Maa Sita away from his home. Why should I go?

I belong to the birthplace of Maa Sita. She was the daughter of Mithila.

Maa Sita is my mother. For every person belonging to Mithila, Maa Sita is a mother.

You sent her away along with two small, innocent children, even after she had passed the Agni Pariksha. Maryada Purushottam?

What kind of Maryada is this? What should I tell children?

I visit Kamakhya. I worship Maa Kali.

Kali is my goddess. My father was a devotee of Durga, and I am a devotee of Kali.

People regard him as Maryada Purushottam, but I will not go because Maa Sita was my mother. I belong to Mithila.

Should I not fight for my mother? I certainly will, and I will not go there.

I visit Kali Kamakhya, Dakshina Kali, Kalighat and the Kali Temple in Delhi, located at Gol Market. Does that mean I am not a Hindu?..."— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2026Azad, citing his roots in the Mithila region, traditionally regarded as Goddess Sita's birthplace, questioned why Lord Ram banished her despite her having passed the 'agni pariksha (trial by fire)'."I belong to the birthplace of Maa Sita.

She was the daughter of Mithila. Maa Sita is my mother.

For every person belonging to Mithila, Maa Sita is a mother. You sent her away along with two small, innocent children, even after she had passed the Agni Pariksha.

Maryada Purushottam? What kind of Maryada is this?

What should I tell children?" the parliamentarian stated. Azad, who is still loyal to the TMC faction led by Mamata Banerjee, said he worships Goddess Kali, and asked if it was wrong of him to "fight" for Goddess Sita."I worship Maa Kali.

Kali is my goddess. My father was a devotee of Durga, and I am a devotee of Kali.

People regard [Lord Ram] as Maryada Purushottam, but I will not go because Maa Sita was my mother. I belong to Mithila.

Should I not fight for my mother? I certainly will, and I will not go there.

I visit Kali Kamakhya, Dakshina Kali, Kalighat and the Kali Temple in Delhi, located at Gol Market. Does that mean I am not a Hindu?" he said.

The statement drew a sharply worded response from BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari. In an post on X, the BJP leader accused the Mamata-led faction of the TMC of insulting Lord Ram.He asserted that the Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc "hates Sanatan.""By asking their leaders to continue to slander Sanatan Rahul Gandhi, Mamta Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav are pracitising "Peak vote bank politics"," he wrote.He asserted that the opposition parties would be "punished" in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls in the manner that the TMC lost the West Bengal elections held earlier this year.The controversy comes weeks ahead of Samajwadi Party chief and ex-Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav's proposed visit to the grand Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.- Ends(With inputs from agencies)