Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Vineet Agarwal Sharda on Thursday said that Lord Hanuman belonged to Vaishya caste. He added that both Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman belonged to the Vaishya caste and Hanuman was the adopted son of Ram. Earlier, UP CM Yogi Adityanath had called Lord Hanuman a Dalit, while BJP MLC Bukkal Nawab claimed Lord Hanuman was Muslim.