On Thursday, September 7, DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin claimed that BJP is twisting his remarks on Sanatan Dharma and utilizing his statements to divert consideration. The Tamil Nadu politician acknowledged that he would face all authorized implications related to what he mentioned. Udhayanidhi Stalin additional claimed that the BJP is alleging that he referred to as for the genocide of Hindus. This is days after Udhayanidhi Stalin generated a political storm earlier this week by evaluating the Hindu civilizational non secular philosophy with ‘malaria’ and ‘dengue’ and referred to as for the annihilation of Sanatan Dharma.
“I believe, like the spread of diseases like COVID-19, Dengue, and Malaria by mosquitoes, that Sanatan Dharma is responsible for many social evils. I will say it today, tomorrow, and forever: Our resolve to stop Sanathana Dharma from the Dravidian land would not reduce even a bit,” he was quoted as saying.
He additionally opined that “Sanatan Dharma is a principle that divides people in the name of caste and religion.” However, releasing an announcement on Twitter (X) on 7 September, the DMK chief blatantly attacked the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing them of twisting his anti-Hindu remarks.
“For the last 9 years, all your (BJP) promises are empty promises. What have you exactly done for our welfare is a question currently being raised in unison by the entire country against an unarmed, fascist BJP government. It is in this background that the BJP leaders have twisted my speech at the TNPWAA conference as ‘inciting genocide’. They consider it a weapon to protect themselves,” he mentioned.
“What is surprising is that those like Union Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states were demanding action against me based on fake news,” Udhayanidhi claimed.
Let us resolve to work for the victory of the ideologies of Periyar, Anna, Kalaignar and Perasiriyar. Let Social Justice flourish perpetually. pic.twitter.com/Eyc9pBcdaL
— Udhay (@Udhaystalin) September 7, 2023
He additional acknowledged that he must be the one submitting legal and different judicial costs towards BJP supporters and leaders for spreading defamation whereas occupying positions of respect. “But I am aware that this is their mode of survival. They don’t know how else to survive, so I decided not to do that,” he famous.
Udhayanidhi in the meantime additionally acknowledged that the DMK helps all religions that train that every one lives have been created equal. “Everyone knows that we are not enemies of any religion,” he added.
“I would like to quote Anna’s comment on religions which remains relevant even today. If religion leads people toward equality and teaches them fraternity, then I too am a spiritualist. If a religion divides people in the name of castes, if it teaches them untouchability and slavery, I would be the first person to oppose religion,” he mentioned quoting Annadurai.
Udhayanidhi in the meantime additionally acknowledged that the DMK helps all religions that train that every one lives have been created equal. “Everyone knows that we are not enemies of any religion,” he added.
“But without an iota of understanding about any of these, Thiru Modi and Co are solely dependent on such slanders to face the Parliamentary elections. For the last 9 years, Modi has been doing nothing. Occasionally he demonetizes money, builds walls to hide huts, builds new Parliamentary buildings, erects a Sengol (sceptre) there, and plays around by changing the name of the country, standing at the border and making the white flag work,” the assertion by Stalin learn.
He alleged that PM Modi and the BJP employees have been trying to divert folks’s consideration from the clashes taking place in Manipur. “Thiru Modi and co are using the Sanatan ploy to divert the attention from the facts including the killing of more than 250 people in the riots incited in Manipur and the Rs 7.5 lakh crore corruption,” he charged.
This comes as BJP leaders from Tamil Nadu met Governor RN Ravi on Thursday, September 7, and submitted a memorandum for his intervention in submitting instances towards Udhayanidhi Stalin for his alleged hate speech towards Sanatan Dharma.
BJP leaders from Tamil Nadu met Governor RN Ravi & submitted a memorandum for his intervention in submitting instances (according to the Hon Supreme Court’s pointers) towards Udhayanidhi Stalin for his alleged hate speech on the ‘Sanatana Eradication’ convention and for the dismissal… pic.twitter.com/wuPUq8YceQ
— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2023
The leaders additionally demanded the dismissal of Minister PK Sekar Babu for being part of the ‘Sanatana Eradication’ convention. They mentioned that the Minister had violated his oath to workplace by attending the convention.
On Saturday, September 2, the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu mentioned, “Mosquitoes, dengue, flu, malaria, corona – we should not oppose these things. They’ve to be eradicated completely.”
Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Tamilnadu CM MK Stalin, and a minister within the DMK Govt, has linked Sanatana Dharma to malaria and dengue… He is of the opinion that it should be eradicated and never merely opposed. In quick, he’s calling for genocide of 80% inhabitants of Bharat, who… pic.twitter.com/4G8TmdheFo
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 2, 2023
“The same is the case with Santanam (Hinduism). Our first work should be to abolish/eradicate Sanatanam instead of opposing it. So, my appreciation to you all for giving an apt title to the meeting,” he additional added.
Earlier in December 2022, Udhayanidhi Stalin introduced that he and his spouse belong to the Christian Faith. “I am proud to call myself a Christian, all the Sanghis today will be burning,” he was quoted as saying.
