New Delhi, March 9 -- Senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Sunday hit out at Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray over latter's "not even one river is clean" remarks, saying that he should understand that Ganga was synonymous to "life, faith and believe" while Kumbh was "Sanatani culture".

He said that remarks on such things "hurt our feelings".

"Ganga is the name of life, faith and belief, and Kumbh is our Sanatani tradition, so such things hurt our feelings. He (Raj Thackeray) remains in contact with the BJP, but still, he does not understand this?" Rawat remarked.

The Congress leader said that efforts to clean the Ganga have not been pursued with "seriousness" after former Prim...