Jignesh Mevani said, "Since we believe in annihilation of caste, which is not possible without falling in love and going for intercaste marriage, we appreciate this gesture."
Arun Shourie was one of the attendees at the United India rally organized by the Trinamool Congress at Kolkata. The event was also attended by Jignes Mevani, a Dalit 'leader'.
Kejriwal claimed that he had talked with several people and all of them believed what Mevani claimed was actually what the BJP was thinking. "Very dangerous," he said.