<p>VHP leader Pravin Togadia today slammed BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for his reported statement that constructing toilets should take precedence over building temples.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We are stunned and shocked to hear about the unnecessary mention of temples by Narendra Modi in a statement wherein he was talking about the need for better sanitation facilities in the country," the VHP international working president said in a statement.<br /><br />"We too believe in the need for better hygiene. But the way temples were dragged in the matter was uncalled for.<br /><br />"It is nothing short of an insult to the Hindu society," Togadia said.<br />"A similar statement was made by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh which had drawn strong condemnation from the BJP.<br /><br />"We expect the BJP to once again rise to the occasion and condemn the statement made by its own Prime Ministerial candidate," Togadia added.<br /><br />Build toilets first and temples later, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said during a function in the national capital yesterday.<br /><br />Modi said he dared to say so even though his image as a Hindutva leader did not allow him. "I am known to be a Hindutva leader. My image does not permit to say so, but I dare to say. My real thought is-- Pehle shauchalaya, phir devalaya' (temple first, toilet later)," he had said.</p>
<p>VHP leader Pravin Togadia today slammed BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for his reported statement that constructing toilets should take precedence over building temples.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We are stunned and shocked to hear about the unnecessary mention of temples by Narendra Modi in a statement wherein he was talking about the need for better sanitation facilities in the country," the VHP international working president said in a statement.<br /><br />"We too believe in the need for better hygiene. But the way temples were dragged in the matter was uncalled for.<br /><br />"It is nothing short of an insult to the Hindu society," Togadia said.<br />"A similar statement was made by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh which had drawn strong condemnation from the BJP.<br /><br />"We expect the BJP to once again rise to the occasion and condemn the statement made by its own Prime Ministerial candidate," Togadia added.<br /><br />Build toilets first and temples later, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said during a function in the national capital yesterday.<br /><br />Modi said he dared to say so even though his image as a Hindutva leader did not allow him. "I am known to be a Hindutva leader. My image does not permit to say so, but I dare to say. My real thought is-- Pehle shauchalaya, phir devalaya' (temple first, toilet later)," he had said.</p>