"Only 'Abba Jaan' People Got Ration Before 2017": Yogi Adityanath

'Abba Jaan' is a term used to address fathers by mostly Muslims, a community that Yogi Adityanath has targeted with divisive statements many times in the past.

Smarting after a day of ridicule over a goofed-up newspaper ad, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath set the tone for next year's state elections, raging at "people who say 'Abba Jaan'" in a double-edged barb that was seen grazing the minority Muslim community as well as his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav. #WATCH | Under PM Modi leadership, there is no place for appeasement politics....Before 2017 was everyone able to get ration?....Earlier only those who used to say 'Abba Jaan' were digesting the ration: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Kushinagar pic.twitter.com/CPr6IMbwry "Under PM Modi's leadership, there is no place for appeasement politics... Before 2017 was everyone able to get ration? Only those who used to say 'Abba Jaan' were digesting the ration," Adityanath said at an event in the state's Kushinagar. 'Abba Jaan' is a term used to address fathers by mostly Muslims, a community that the Hindu priest has targeted with divisive statements many times in the past. The swipe was also seen by some as one aimed for rival Akhilesh Yadav, son of former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.