However, Akhilesh's outreach was massively criticised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), who said the former chief minister was changing colours like a chameleon. BSP national president Mayawati also criticised the 'PDA' formula and said Akhilesh's party has kept changing its colours like a chameleon, while urging people not to fall of the "deceptive Samajwadi Party". The former chief minister said such casteist politics can never lead to the welfare of society as a whole. In his address, he also hit out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh and said it is targeting opposition workers, Brahmins, and religious leaders, including Shankaracharya. ALSO READ:Owaisi seeks alliance with Samajwadi Party for 2027 UP polls; Akhilesh's party says tie-up 'difficult'