Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale made an interesting demand from the government. Speaking at a rally in Maharashtra’ Sangli on Sunday, Athawale demanded Wife’s Day along with Mother’s Day.

In the rally, Athawale said that behind every successful man, there is a woman. A mother gives birth to a child and a wife stands by her husband in both good and adverse times therefore we must celebrate Wife’s Day, Athawale demanded.

The Union Minister had earlier hit headlines several times for unusual reasons. He is the politician who started the Go Corona Go anthem during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Athawale hails from Maharashtra and is a Dalit leader who has grabbed the eyeballs of prominent political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He had recited several hilarious poems in the Parliament.

In February, Athawali hit headlines after he took a jibe at Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Anand Sharma. He had said that the leaders should switch parties and join the NDA.

Recently, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale demanded an apology from Maharashtra Navriman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for hurting the dignity and sentiments of North Indians. Athawale has said that Raj Thackeray should not be allowed to enter Ayodhya as he has not yet apologised.

In 2019, Rajya Sabha MP Athawale took a dig at Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and left the parliament in splits. Congratulating speaker Om Birla on his birthday, Athawale had asked if it was Rahul Gandhi’s birthday too.

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