(Image source from: RSS statement on Mother Teresa)

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's comment on Mother Teresa has put him into controversy. Bhagwat while addressing a function of a local NGO near Bharatpur has said that Mother Teresa’s service to the poor was aimed at converting them to Christianity.

"People like Mother Teresa did good work and service. But the aim was to convert the poor to Christianity. This kind of service is devalued if conversions are done in the name of service or work," he said.

While Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reacted by saying that such a noble soul be spared of such accusation.

'I worked wid Mother Teresa for a few months at Nirmal Hriday ashram in Kolkata. She was a noble soul. Pl spare her.' expressed Kejriwal in a social site.

Opposition parties have also condemned the statement made by RSS chief.

"She left her country and spent her life to provide service to the poor. It is really a very unfortunate statement," said former Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Ghelot.

State Congress president Sachin Pilot, while criticising the statement by Bhagwat, said: "By giving these kind of statements, they (the RSS) are trying to create a religious divide. Mother Teresa comes from which religion does not matter, what matters most is the service she provided to the poor."

However, the RSS said the statement was misattributed.

-Smrutirekha