Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday slammed Lalu Prasad for comparing himself with Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and BR Ambedkar, saying they made sacrifices for their national interest while the RJD chief was in jail for corruption.

“Lalu ji you should not blame the BJP for everything to hide your sin. You should also not compare yourself with Martin Luther King, Mandela or Baba Saheb Ambedkar. They made sacrifices in the national interest. You are in jail for corruption, which is against national interest,” Paswan said on Twitter.

मार्टिनलूथर किंग, नेल्सन मंडेला और बाबा साहेब अंबेडकर जैसे लोग राष्ट्र हित के लिए क़ुर्बानी दिए थे और लालूजी आप राष्ट्र हित के ख़िलाफ़ भ्रष्टाचार के आरोप में जेल में बंद हो।@narendramodi @AmitShah

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— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) December 24, 2017

The Lok Janshakti Party chief said Prasad had insulted the people of India by comparing himself to Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, and Ambedkar.

लालू जी आप अपनी तुलना मार्टिनलूथर किंग, नेल्सन मंडेला और बाबा साहेब अम्बेडकर से करके राष्ट्रभक्तो का अपमान मत करो। @narendramodi @AmitShah

— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) December 24, 2017

Defending his ally BJP, which has been accused by Prasad of conspiring to put him behind bars, Paswan said the allegations amounted to an insult of the judiciary as he has been convicted by a court not the saffron party.

लालू जी चारा घोटाले में आपको न्यायालय ने सजा दी है, बीजेपी ने नहीं । बीजेपी पर आरोप लगाकर आप न्यायालय का अपमान कर रहे हो।

— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) December 23, 2017

The LJP chief, who was an ally of Prasad earlier, said the RJD chief and his supporters may make a lot of noise but his crimes cannot be brushed under the carpet.

लालूजी एक बात को याद रखिए कि आप ज़ोर से बोलने से और अपने समर्थकों के बल पर हल्ला करके , अपराध को छिपा नहीं सकते हो।क़ानून अपना काम करता है और क़ानून का हाथ बहुत लम्बा होता है।

— Ram Vilas Paswan (@irvpaswan) December 23, 2017

On Saturday, a special CBI court in Ranchi held Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav guilty in a case of fodder scam and reserved 3 January as the date to pronounce the quantum of punishment.

The co-accused in the scam, former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra was let off in the case pertaining to embezzlement of over Rs. 85 lakh from the Deoghar Treasury between 1991 and 1994.

A total of 17 accused including Lalu were pronounced guilty by the court while six were let off.

According to reports, Lalu will be taken straight to Birsa Munda jail and will be lodged there till January 3.