<p>BJP MP Udit Raj on Monday created a flutter after he tweeted that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won nine gold medals at the Rio Olympic Games because he ate beef. <br /><br /></p>.<p>This sparked off a debate on social media since it was seen as a stand opposed to the BJP’s position on beef consumption, forcing Raj to clarify his statement. <br /><br />Former IRS officer Raj, who had previously criticised cow vigilantism, subsequently came up with a series of posts on social media to state that his tweets were “not even remotely connected to advocate beef”. It was merely a reproduction of Bolt’s trainer’s statement, the Dalit leader said. Earlier in the day, Raj, national chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations, posted: “Usain Bolt of Jamaica was poor and trainer advised him to eat beef both the times and he scored 9 gold medals in Olympic”. <br /><br />In the clarifications that followed, the MP went into a damage-control mode. “I intended to convey-players & society to look at ways to win in games rather blaming circumstances & Govt & eating is their choice,” one of his posts read.<br /><br />He also said “our players should find out their own formula as per their circumstances as Bolt and his trainer found ways and means to win medals”.<br /></p>
<p>BJP MP Udit Raj on Monday created a flutter after he tweeted that Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won nine gold medals at the Rio Olympic Games because he ate beef. <br /><br /></p>.<p>This sparked off a debate on social media since it was seen as a stand opposed to the BJP’s position on beef consumption, forcing Raj to clarify his statement. <br /><br />Former IRS officer Raj, who had previously criticised cow vigilantism, subsequently came up with a series of posts on social media to state that his tweets were “not even remotely connected to advocate beef”. It was merely a reproduction of Bolt’s trainer’s statement, the Dalit leader said. Earlier in the day, Raj, national chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations, posted: “Usain Bolt of Jamaica was poor and trainer advised him to eat beef both the times and he scored 9 gold medals in Olympic”. <br /><br />In the clarifications that followed, the MP went into a damage-control mode. “I intended to convey-players & society to look at ways to win in games rather blaming circumstances & Govt & eating is their choice,” one of his posts read.<br /><br />He also said “our players should find out their own formula as per their circumstances as Bolt and his trainer found ways and means to win medals”.<br /></p>
