India, March 2 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday invoked Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to attack West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Speaking at a gathering in Kolkata, Sarma said that as Aurangzeb had 'vowed to end Hinduism' but failed to do so, both Banerjee and Gandhi will also fail.

"Aurangzeb had vowed to destroy Hinduism, but Hinduism did not end, Aurangzeb ended. Today, I would like to say to Mamata Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi that if they think that they can end Hinduism, I would like to tell them that Hinduism will not end. They will end. Hinduism can never end," Sarma said.

Sarma said that Hinduism has a 5000-year-old history and equated West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Cong...