Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks got here at a writers’ convention in Chennai.
New Delhi:
Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamil Nadu minister and son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, stated on Saturday that Sanatana Dharma is towards the thought of social justice and have to be “eradicated”.
Mr Stalin in contrast Sanatana Dharma with illnesses like dengue and malaria, inviting sharp criticism from BJP leaders.
“Sanatana is like malaria and dengue and so it have to be eradicated and never opposed,” he stated as quoted by information company ANI.
The feedback triggered large backlash on social media, with many calling for a case to be filed towards the Tamil Nadu minister.
“Rahul Gandhi speaks of ‘mohabbat ki dukaan‘ however Congress ally DMK’s scion talks about eradicating Sanatana Dharma. Congress’s silence is help for this genocidal name. INDIA Alliance, true to its title, if given a possibility, will annihilate the millennia-old civilisation that’s Bharat,” BJP’s Amit Malviya posted on X, previously referred to as Twitter.
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s hate speech with Hindi subtitles.
Rahul Gandhi speaks of ‘मोहब्बत की दुकान’ however Congress ally DMK’s scion talks about eradicating Sanatana Dharma. Congress’s silence is help for this genocidal name…
I.N.D.I Alliance, true to its title, if given an… https://t.co/hfTVBBxHQ5pic.twitter.com/ymMY04f983
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 2, 2023
The DMK, a member of the INDIA bloc, met with different opposition leaders in Mumbai not too long ago to streamline methods for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the place they are going to be contesting towards the BJP-led NDA.
Mr Stalin’s remarks got here at a writers’ convention in Chennai the place he stated Sanatana Dharma can’t be merely opposed however have to be eradicated. The Tamil Nadu minister argued that the thought is inherently regressive, dividing individuals on the idea of caste and gender, and is basically against equality and social justice.
Responding to Mr Malviya’s tweet, he wrote: “I by no means referred to as for the genocide of people who find themselves following Sanatans Dharma. Sanatana Dharma is a precept that divides individuals within the title of caste and faith. Uprooting Sanatana Dharma is upholding humanity and human equality. I stand firmly by each phrase I’ve spoken. I spoke on behalf of the oppressed and marginalized, who are suffering as a result of Sanatana Dharma.
I by no means referred to as for the genocide of people who find themselves following Sanatan Dharma. Sanatan Dharma is a precept that divides individuals within the title of caste and faith. Uprooting Sanatan Dharma is upholding humanity and human equality.
I stand firmly by each phrase I’ve spoken. I spoke… https://t.co/Q31uVNdZVb
— Udhay (@Udhaystalin) September 2, 2023
“I’m able to current the intensive writings of Periyar and Ambedkar, who carried out in-depth analysis on Sanatana Dharma and its adverse impression on society in any discussion board. Let me reiterate the essential facet of my speech: I imagine, just like the unfold of illnesses like COVID-19, Dengue, and Malaria by mosquitoes, that Sanatana Dharma is answerable for many social evils.
“I’m ready to confront any challenges that come my approach, whether or not in a court docket of legislation or the individuals’s court docket. Cease spreading faux information.”
Okay Annamalai, the state president of the BJP, accused Udhayanidhi Stalin and Chief Minister MK Stalin, of echoing the concepts of Christian missionaries.
“The one resolve that the Gopalapuram Household has is to build up wealth past the State GDP. Thiru Udhayanidhi Stalin, you, your father, or his or your idealogue have a bought-out thought from Christian missionaries and the thought of these missionaries was to domesticate dimwits such as you to parrot their malicious ideology,” Mr Annamalai wrote on X.
The one resolve that the Gopalapuram Household has is to build up wealth past the State GDP.
Thiru @Udhaystalin, you, your father, or his or your idealogue have a bought-out thought from Christian missionaries & the thought of these missionaries was to domesticate dimwits such as you to… https://t.co/sWVs3v1viM
— Okay.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) September 2, 2023
“Tamil Nadu is a land of spiritualism. The perfect you are able to do is to carry a Mic in an occasion like this and rant out your frustration!” he added.