Valmiki Ramayana states Lord Ram used to drink wine with Sita every afternoon: Rationalist KS Bhagwan [VIDEO]

Bengaluru: Noted writer and rationalist KS Bhagwan has stoked a controversy by claiming that 'Valmiki Ramayana' states that Lord Ram used to sit with his wife Sita every afternoon and drink wine.

In the afternoon, Rama's main activity was to sit with Sita and drink wine. I am not saying this. That's what the documents says, the writer was heard saying.

Bhagwan made the remarks while addressing an event in Karnataka's Mandya on January 20, 2023.

This is not the firs time that Bhagwan made objectionable comments on Lord Ram. In 2019, the writer had stoked a massive controversy that according to Valmiki Ramayan, Lord Ram used to drink 'intoxicants' and made Sita consume them too.

He had made the comments in his book ‘Rama Mandira Yake Beda’.

Some Hindu outfits had then strongly protested against KS Bhagwan's comments and tried to perform 'puja' outside the residence of the writer.

The government had to tighten the security outside KS Bhagwan's residence to prevent members of outfits from performing the rituals.

Back then, a Hindu outfit led by KM Nishant had tried to perform puja outside Bhagwan's residence in Kuvempunagar.

ToI had quoted Nishant saying that writer's statements on Hindu Gods "disturbed society’s peace".

"While Bhagawan has mentioned verses from Uttara Kaanda, the last chapter in Valmiki’s Ramayana, in his book ‘Rama Mandira Yake Beda’, he should know Hindus don’t agree with Uttara Kaanda as we believe Vamiki has not written the chapter. In the entire 24,000 slokas in Ramayana, there is no reference of Uttara Kaanda," Nishant was quoted saying.