"Never Eaten Beef": YouTuber Amid Row Over Her Jagannath Temple Visit
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"It is important that I put out real facts and the truth. This one incident, in no way, will shake my pride in my country and its rich culture. I am and will always be a proud Indian
YouTuber Kamiya Jani's visit to the Jagannath Temple in Puri triggered a political row earlier this week as the BJP accused the state government of facilating the entry of a "beef consumption promoter". The influencer today issued a clarification saying that she is a practicing Hindu and has never "eaten or promoted beef".
"My motive behind going to Jagannath was to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath and present information about the temple's infrastructure. I am a practicing Hindu. I have never eaten beef, and don't promote it ever," Ms Jani said in a video on her Instagram page.
"In the wake of the recent controversy, it is important that I put out real facts and the truth. This one incident, in no way, will shake my pride in my country and its rich culture. I am and will always be a proud Indian," she said.
