On Monday (September 11), a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLA from Thiuvarur, Okay. Poondi Kalaivanan, courted controversy for asking feminine college students of a school to talk at an anti-Sanatan Dharma occasion.
The controversial occasion is being held on Friday (September 15) on the event of the delivery anniversary of CN Annadurai, the founding father of DMK. The letter, addressed to the principal of Thiru.Vi.Ka Govt.Arts College, went viral on social media on Wednesday (September 13).
“We call our country Mother India. Feminism has been belittled by the Sanatana Vadis who have infiltrated our country. It was only after the conquest of Dravida that women rose. For example, women got the right to vote, the right to wear a blouse, the right to property, and the right to education,” Okay. Poondi Kalaivanan mentioned.
The Tamil Nadu authorities’s actions, influenced by Thiruvarur #DMK MLA Poondi Kalaivanan have crossed all the bounds.
They’re now pressuring lady college students to debate subjects in opposition to #SanathanDharm
Mocking and abusing 80% of inhabitants’s faith has turn out to be their pastime however they… pic.twitter.com/Piq7CnZyBk
— Satya Kumar Y (సత్యకుమార్ యాదవ్) (@satyakumar_y) September 13, 2023
“Today, when the Sanatanaists are trying to re-impose the system of clan education through new educational policies, the young leader of our Dravidian movement has declared that they will uproot Sanatana,” he added.
“Our youth wing leader Udhayanidhi has hinted that they will uproot Sanatana dharma. Therefore, I cordially invite the girl students to share their deep thoughts “against Sanatana Dharma” in the course of the convention on Anna’s birthday, fifteenth September at 03.00 pm in Kattur, Kalainjar Kottam.” the DMK MLA concluded.
While talking concerning the matter, BJP National Secretary, Satya Kumar Y, mentioned, “The Tamil Nadu government’s actions, influenced by Thiruvarur #DMK MLA Poondi Kalaivanan have crossed all the limits. They’re now pressuring girl students to discuss topics against #SanathanDharm.”
A TN Government College overtly inciting/inviting college students to provide Anti-Sanatana lecture on September fifteenth based mostly on order from the native DMK MLA@Akshita_N @ShivAroor @rahulkanwal pic.twitter.com/QaQtKm4LLr
— இந்தா வாயின்கோ – Take That (@indhavaainko) September 13, 2023
“Mocking and abusing 80% of population’s religion has become their hobby but they won’t get ever successful in their dirty motives!” he emphasised. On Tuesday (September 12), the principal of the Thiru.Vi.Ka Govt.Arts College issued a round to the impact.
“We welcome the students of this college to share their thoughts on Sanatana at 03.00 pm on Anna’s birthday, September 15, Kattur, Kalainjar Kottam,” it mentioned.
Following outrage on social media, the administration of the the Thiru.Vi.Ka Govt.Arts College withdrew its contentious round.
BREAKING || சனாதன எதிர்ப்பு பேச்சு போட்டி திடீர் வாபஸ் காரணம் ஏன்? | Sanathanam speech competitors withdrawn
#sanatandharama #sanatandharamaspeech #sanatanamspeechcompetition #comeptitionwithdrawn pic.twitter.com/fJouzQwalm
— News Tamil 24×7 | நியூஸ் தமிழ் 24×7 (@NewsTamilTV24x7) September 13, 2023
The Background of the Controversy
The growth got here days after Udhayanidhi Stalin stirred the hornet’s nest by evaluating the Hindu civilisational spiritual philosophy with ‘malaria’ and ‘dengue.’
On September 2, the DMK chief claimed, “Mosquitoes, dengue, flu, malaria, corona – we should not oppose these things. They’ve to be eradicated completely.”
“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 acknowledged.
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 folks 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
Later, he went on a tirade in opposition to the Hindu civilisational spiritual philosophy on social media. While taking to X (previously Twitter), Udhayanidhi Stalin wrote, “Sanatan Dharma is a principle that divides people in the name of caste and religion.”
“Uprooting Sanatan Dharma is upholding humanity and human equality…I spoke on behalf of the oppressed & marginalized, who suffer due to the Sanatan Dharma. I spoke on behalf of the oppressed & marginalized, who suffer due to the Sanatan Dharma,” he reiterated his sinister plan.
Tamil Nadu Congress chief Karti Chidambaram additionally prolonged his help to Stalin on Saturday (September 2). “Sanatan Dharma is nothing but code for a Caste Hierarchical Society. All those batting for it are hankering for the Good Ole Days! Caste is the Curse of India,” he went on a vitriolic rant in opposition to the Hindu civilisational spiritual philosophy.
Sanathana Dharma is nothing however code for a Caste Hierarchical Society. All these batting for it are hankering for the Good Ole Days! Caste is the Curse of India
— Karti P Chidambaram (@KartiPC) September 2, 2023
On September 3 morning, he posted one other tweet defending DMK chief Udhayanidhi Stalin. “There was no call for “Genocide” in opposition to anybody, it is a mischievous spin,” Karti Chidambaram claimed.
Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson and General Secretary Lakshmi Ramachandran additionally courted controversy for equating Hinduism (Sanatan Dharma) with hate-mongering.
Later, Communist Party of India (CPI) chief D Raja refused to acknowledge Sanatan Dharma as a non secular philosophy and blamed it for propagating inequality and patriarchy.
