Senior Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has got people talking on Twitter for a particularly controversial reason. 

On Thursday, one of his statements garnered immense response on the micro-blogging site, as the minister gave an all-new definition of who a Hindu is supposed to be.

“If you stand with Bharat in a clash between Bharat and Gita, then you are a Hindu,” Sarma was quoted as saying.

If you stand with Bharat in a clash between Bharat and Gita, then you are a Hindu: Himanta Biswa Sarma

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 17, 2021

This didn't go down well with most people on social media. 

Well, here’s how people on the micro-blogging site reacted to the minister’s “eye-opening” remark: 

Like this pic.twitter.com/BbUtpyMjYg

— Nitish Bhardwaj (@Hello_nicks) February 17, 2021

Did this genius say it actually

— Apurva Mirajkar (@apurvasays) February 17, 2021

I thought this guy was sane
Hope this is something lost in translation
Dharma will be above everything

— Jay Patel (@JayPatelw) February 17, 2021

Another stupid statement from BJP minister. Hindus will/should stand for Geeta first. One sided secularism by hindus is poisonous

— Suzuki-gun gorilla 卐 (@zurakoutaro) February 17, 2021

This is not one sided secularism.
Nation is and should be above everything. For most of the Muslims, the case is opp.

— Ananya 🇮🇳 (@AnanyaLodh) February 17, 2021

There can never be clash between Gita and Bharat.....both are the result of same ideology or hypothesis.....

There may be clash between Bharat and India and we will stand with Bharat only.

— assignment-jeevi সূর্য 卐卐卐卐ॐ🇮🇳 (@suryaroxx99) February 17, 2021

2015 tak congress mein tha.. kuch to after-effects rahenge hi 🤭

— Saurabh Trivedi (@SaurabhTheAce) February 17, 2021 

As you all already know, this isn’t the first time where ministers blatantly make such statements. 

On Wednesday, the minister said that he communicated to state BJP chief Ranjeet Kumar Dass a year ago that he did not wish to contest the 2021 assembly election. He, however, said that if the party decides to field him to contest the poll likely to be held in March-April, he will honour the decision. 

The BJP leader did not disclose the reason for his unwillingness to fight the election. 

"On my birthday on February 1, 2020, I gave a letter to Ranjeet Dass saying that I don't want to fight the 2021 assembly polls. This is not known to my wife or son or any family member till now. I am making it public for the first time," Sarma said according to the reports.

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