Anupam Kher is a real life villain: Yogi Adityanath

GORAKHPUR: BJP MP Mahant Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday declared Bollywood actor Anupam Kher a "real life villain" for his reported statement that Yogi and another BJP functionary, Sadhvi Prachi, "speak nonsense" and "should be thrown out of the BJP".

"Everyone knows about the character of a villain. Kher is not only a reel life villain, but also in real life. I don't want to say anything more on his statement made in Kolkata," Yogi said.

During a discussion on "growing intolerance" in Kolkata on Sunday, Kher had reportedly said, "Adityanath and Sadhvi Prachi, who speak nonsense, should be thrown out of BJP and put behind bars."

Yogi also demanded to salvage cooperative banks in the state. "Sixteen cooperative banks are on the verge of closure in the state," he said.