Did you just say monkey god<\/i>, Mark? As in Hanuman<\/a>, the beloved demigod who serves Lord Rama and fights valiantly in support of Dharma?<\/p>\n In fact, the chai-mela wallah <\/i>(tea party spokesman) even went as far as to glorify Hanuman’s admirable qualities:<\/p>\n “Moreover, Hanuman is worshiped as a symbol of perseverance, strength (Side note: I wonder if Williams would still consider Hanuman worthy of his “respect and admiration” if he were to realize that Hanumanji has reportedly bringing good luck to his arch-nemisis, President Obama<\/a>, since the 2008 elections.) <\/p>\n![\"hanuman_mountain.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/123\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/05\/hanuman_mountain-thumb-200x281-14216.jpg\")
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Oops. <\/p>\n
\nAware of his faux pas, Williams promptly apologized to the Hindus he inadvertently offended <\/a>with his monkey god jab. On his website, Williams wrote that he “was wrong and that was offensive. I owe an apology to millions of Hindus who worship Lord Hanuman, an actual Monkey God…. To my Hindu friends I offer my sincerest apologies for my horrible
\nlapse and my insensitivity. It was unintentional, inexplicably
\nignorant and I am ashamed at my offense toward you.” <\/p>\n
\nand devotion. He is known as a destroyer of evil and to inspire and
\nliberate. Those are hardly the traits of whatever the Hell (literally)
\nit is that terrorists worship and worthy of my respect and admiration
\nnot ridicule.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
![\"obama-hands-hanuman_charm.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/123\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/05\/obama-hands-hanuman_charm-thumb-200x173-14214.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span>The fact that the apology was given to the Hindus for being accidentally maligned — and not to Muslims, who were the intended recipients — did not go unnoticed. <\/p>\n