Overview
- Inder Singh Parmar alleged the British used English education to push religious conversions and portrayed some Indians as fake reformers, naming Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
- Parmar credited Birsa Munda with resisting conversion efforts and said he protected tribal communities.
- The state BJP called the statement the minister’s personal view and said the party respects all national figures.
- The Congress condemned the comments and defended Roy’s legacy as a leading social reformer.
- The state marked Birsa Munda’s 150th birth anniversary as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, while reports noted Roy’s role in ending Sati and founding the Brahmo Sabha.