A day after he made national headlines for throwing a shoe at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai inside the Supreme Court, advocate Rajesh Kishore said he has no regrets, claiming his act was “God’s will” and a response to the CJI’s alleged comments on Sanatan Dharma.

“I did not do it - God did. The Chief Justice mocked Sanatan Dharma. This was the Almighty’s order, a reaction to an action,” Kishore told reporters, standing by his act of defiance.

The controversy began after CJI Gavai faced backlash online over his remarks during a hearing related to the reconstruction of a seven-foot beheaded idol of Lord Vishnu in Khajuraho.

When the petitioner sought judicial intervention, the CJI reportedly remarked, “Go and ask the deity himself to do something.”

The comment quickly went viral,

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