The Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released an old video of Tamil Nadu Congress Chief KS Alagiri saying that the goal of the alliance in the state is to destroy Sanatan Dharma and the BJP, while the Congress party stayed out of the controversy over Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comment regarding Sanatan Dharma. The opposition group INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive group) is under fire for the DMK leader’s remarks as the Sanatan Dharma row has escalated into a big crisis.
Union home minister Amit Shah led the attack on INDIA as he said, “These people have talked about Sanatan Dharma for votebank appeasement. They have insulted (Sanatan Dharma).” Nirmala Sitharaman pointed out that when Udhayanidhi Stalin made the statement on eradicating Sanatan Dharma, Tamil Nadu minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments PK Sekar Babu was present and he did not protest.
The son of Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin and former actor-turned-politician Udhayanidhi Stalin stood by his remarks when they erupted into a significant political storm. Sanatan, according to Udhayanidhi, divided people based on caste. Sanatan should not just be opposed; it should be eradicated, like malaria and dengue.
There was nothing wrong with what Udhayanidhi said, according to Congress politician Karti Chidambaram, because Sanatan is a term used to refer to a caste system in Tamil. “Udhayanidhi indicated that caste hierarchical system needs to be abolished; it does not have the deeper philosophical significance that some people seem to think it does. Sanatan Dharma has always meant the caste system, according to Karti Chidambaram, who also noted that Udhayanidhi’s speech did not advocate genocide. The ‘genocide call’ stemmed from BJP’s accusation as BJP’s Amit Malviya said eradicating Sanatan means a call for wiping out 80% population of the country.
Tamil Nadu Congress leader Lakshmi Ramachandran said in Tamil Nadu Sanatan means Hindutva which is the ‘greatest threat’ to Hindus and Hinduism. “Hindutva has divided our society, has othered the minorities, used my religion politically to spread hatred,” Lakshmi Ramachandran said.
