BJP Slams Hamid Ansari, Congress Over 'Eulogising Mahmud of Ghazni' Remarks

• BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused the Congress ecosystem and Hamid Ansari of 'eulogising Mahmud of Ghazni'.
• Poonawalla highlighted Ansari's comments that Lodhi and Ghazni were 'Indian looters' and not foreigners.
• The BJP criticized the alleged attempt to reinterpret medieval history and downplay violence against Hindu religious symbols.
• Mahmud of Ghazni led multiple military expeditions into India, destroying temples like Somnath, and did not establish a settled kingdom in India.
• The Lodhi dynasty, of Afghan origin, ruled Delhi from 1451-1526, establishing authority through conquest.

Why It Matters: BJP criticizes Hamid Ansari and Congress for allegedly sanitizing medieval rulers like Mahmud of Ghazni.