Chant lord Ram's name, it will remove effects of bad spirits: BJP leader to Mamata

Taking a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor Sunday asked her to chant lord Ram's name, saying it will help her remove effects of "bad spirits".

In a letter to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, Kapoor said he has also sent her a 'Bhagwan Shri Ram Naam Mantra' and asked her to keep it on her table.

"The effects of bad spirits has gone up to an extent that now mere chanting of 'Jai Shri Ram' in front of you provokes you to shout," Kapoor said, referring to an incident on Thursday in Bengal's 24 Parganas district where Banerjee reprimanded a group of people raising the slogan.

The chief minister, however, Sunday alleged that the BJP was mixing religion with politics by repeatedly using the 'Jai Shri Ram' phrase.

Kapoor's colleague Tajinderpal Singh Bagga and BJP MP from Bengal Arjun Singh launched campaigns to send post cards with "Jai Shri Ram" written on them to Banerjee.

In the letter, Kapoor, who is a spokesperson in the BJP's .