Patna, Sep 7 : The BJP on Thursday slammed Jagdanand Singh, the RJD's Bihar chief, for his statement that the country became slave due to people who put 'tika/tilak' (religious symbol) on their foreheads and such people are trying to do the same again.

Singh said on Wednesday while addressing a gathering of party workers in his office in Patna said, "Religion is a thing of faith and if it is implemented as a principle, crores of people living in India will go the opposite way. Ask them (BJP-RSS) who made India a slave. Those who put Tika on the forehead made India a slave. They are making efforts again to make India a slave country,”  He further said that "demolishing mosques or constructing temples would not affect anyone. The country would not run if we divide between Hindu and Muslims".