'My gotra is Dattatreya, I am a Kashmiri Brahmin': Rahul Gandhi in Pushkar

Amid continuous attack from the BJP to unveil his 'gotra' and caste identity, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has reportedly revealed his "gotra" as "Dattatreya" in a puja ceremony in a Pushkar temple.

According to reports, a temple priest at the Pushkar temple, who presided over the puja offered by Rahul Gandhi on Monday, claimed that the Congress president's revealed his gotra as 'Duttatreya' and introduced himself as a Kashmiri Brahmin when asked about his gotra during a poja.

"His gotra is 'Dattatreya' and he is a Kashmiri Brahmin. Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have come and offered prayers at the ghat and it is recorded with us," PTI quoted Dinanath Kaul, the priest, as saying.



Kaul claimed that he possessed old records, or 'pothi', in which the record of his family tree is registered and the priest's ancestors had made Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru and other members of the family do puja at the Pushkar Sarovar.

"(Rahul) Gandhi came and offered prayers at the ghat. He also said his gotra is Dattatreya. Dattatreya are Kauls and Kauls are Kashmiri Brahmin," he said.

The priest also presented documents showing the names of Rahul Gandhi's ancestors who have worshipped at the Pushkar lake.

In the visitor register, Rahul Gandhi wrote: "I, Rahul Gandhi, son of Shri Rajiv Gandhi, am happy to come to Pushkar for puja ceremony on 26/11/2018. After offering puja with the help of our family priest (Dinnanath Kaul and Rajnath Kaul), I feel contented and happy. I have prayed for peace and harmony in India and the world."

Rahul Gandhi, who had earlier said that he is a Lord Shiva devotee and a "janeu dhari" Hindu has been under continuous attack from the BJP to unveil his caste identity.

The Congress president visited the Ajmer dargah and Pushkar and offered prayers before addressing election rallies.

(Inputs from PTI & IANS)