Bhopal, April 29: BJP's Bhopal candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur broke down after meeting former Union Minister Uma Bharti in public. The two politicians, who are rooted in the Hindutva movement, embraced each other as soon as Thakur's cavalcade stopped and she met Bharti. The latter was then seen consoling her.

The video which shows the two leaders warmly bracing each other dates back to Sunday, when the two sadvhis or saffron leaders met during the campaign trail. Pragya Thakur's Comments on Martyr Hemant Karkare Sparks Massive Row

Watch Video of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur Breaking Down After Meeting Uma Bharti:

Pragya Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, was announced the BJP candidate from Bhopal, set to go to polls in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019. The Congress challenger from the seat is former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh, who had drawn massive flak during the UPA era for condemning "saffron terrorism".

Uma Bharti, who is considered to be instrumental in BJP's first-ever assembly poll victory in Madhya Pradesh in 2003, has described Pragya Thakur as way better than her.

Claiming that there can be no parallels drawn between them, Bharti said, "She is a great saint, don't compare me with her, I am just an ordinary and foolish creature."

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