The political disagreement round Udhayanidhi Stalin’s slanderous remarks towards Sanatan Dharma is just not going to finish anytime quickly as BJP has ramped up its assault towards Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK). Ok Annamalai, the chief of the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has referred to as for the eradication of DMK, calling it “Dengue, Malaria and Kosu.” This was response to Udaynidhi Stalin evaluating Sanatan Dharm with Dengue, Malaria and Covid.
Hours after Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and his father and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin issued their statements addressing the controversy, BJP’s Annamalai issued a “detailed rebuttal” to the CM Stalin’s assertion.
Taking to X (previously Twitter) Ok Annamalai shared an 11-minute 18-second lengthy video wherein he responded to CM Stalin’s declare that Sanatan Dharma primarily practices discrimination mentioning about two leaders of the state, MC Rajah who hailed from the scheduled caste and had stop the Justice Party in 1923. Speaking concerning the cause behind the Dalit chief M.C. Rajah quitting the Justice Party, Annamalai mentioned, “The very founding principle of the Justice Party is not in queue with what they practice. Justice Party when they came into existence they said that they wanted to abolish the Brahmanical domination in Tamil Nadu, that was their allegation. M.C. Rajah said that the so-called Brahmincal domination is replaced by the Hindu upper caste domination there is no space for an SC leader inside the Justice Party that is why painfully he quit in 1923.”
He went to speak about DMK chief Sathyavani Muthu who was a minister in former Tamil Nadu CM Karunanidhi’s cabinet, she was nevertheless, expelled from her publish and the occasion after she alleged within the state meeting that her personal occasion’s authorities was not granting funds for the opening of a legislation faculty in Dr BR Ambedkar’s title citing lack of funds.
If one thing wants eradication from Tamil Nadu, it’s the DMK.
D – Dengue
M – Malaria
Ok – Kosu
Going ahead, we’re positive that folks will affiliate these lethal ailments with DMK.
Here is my detailed rebuttal to TN CM Thiru @mkstalin avl’s press assertion at present. pic.twitter.com/sg6Pmp1nTv
— Ok.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) September 7, 2023
“What was the price that Madam Sathyavani Muthu got? She was dismissed from the ministry and removed from the party also,” Annamalai mentioned whereas highlighting how the DMK handled its personal Dalit leaders.
Taking one other swipe at CM Stalin, Annamalai mentioned that when the DMK talks about abolishing sure ills of Sanatana Dharma and that the occasion is right here to advertise equality is like “Satan talking about Vedas to the God.”
He additional highlighted that whereas CM Stalin claimed that his occasion is progressive, out of the 35 ministers within the DMK authorities in Tamil Nadu solely two are girl ministers and solely three ministers belonging to the Scheduled Castes neighborhood. Annamalai added that even these ministers have been given minor and insignificant portfolios. The BJP State President additional made a comparability between the Central cabinet led by Prime Minister Modi with the state cabinet led by CM Stalin.
“Out of the 79 ministers, 20 ministers are from the SC/ST community, 11 ministers are women, 5 ministers are from the minority community. You don’t practice what you preach. You don’t give them political rights and powers, then what are you talking about improving the standards of the oppressed communities,” Annamalai mentioned.
Annamalai additional alleged that DMK is a celebration that runs on and promotes caste traces including that “Tamil Nadu sees highest caste-based violence in the country and highest number of caste fault lines.”
Calling Sanatan Dharma everlasting and which predates some other faith, Annamalai mentioned that Sanatan Dharma’s very nature is timeless. “It doesn’t have an origin and an end. Sanatan Dharma views every human being, all living beings as god and treats everyone as equals.”
Annamalai additional questioned CM Stalin and his son Udhayanidhi Stalin’s understanding of Sanatan Dharma stating that if sure discriminatory practices emerged, a number of social reformers emerged and abolished such practices inside Sanatan Dharma. He additionally recalled that final yr Udhayanidhi Stalin had mentioned that he was a practising Christian and that “now he says that he does not have any faith over it.”
Towards the top of the rebuttal video, Annamalai challenged DMK to contest the approaching election on the problem of Sanatan Dharma.
“The DMK says we will abolish Sanatan Dharma, we will say, we will protect Sanatan Dharma. We know the DMK drama. In first year of your power, you oppose Sanatan Dharma, in the second year, you say abolish Sanatan Dharma. The third year, you want to brutally root out Sanatan Dharma. But the fourth year, you say you are a Hindu and 90% of your members are Hindu. The fifth year, you say you are also a Hindu. So, Tamil Nadu has seen this drama for many many years,” Annamalai added.
Moreover, he took a swipe at Congres chief Rahul Gandhi saying that he turns into Amar, Akbar and Anthony as per his comfort in numerous states. He went on to proclaim that within the coming years, DMK as a celebration will probably be “wiped out” since “DMK stands for dengue, Malaria and Kosu.”
“When the election comes, you suddenly become Amar, Akbar, Anthony which Mr Rahul Gandhi Ji has been failing to do for the last 17 years. He becomes Amar in one state, Akbar in one state and Anthony in another said. The people of India and Tamil Nadu and the whole of Bharat have read into your elitist cabal, family-oriented corrupt practices. In 2024, DMK as a party will be wiped out. I am not saying it. Your son said it because DMK’s D stands for dengue, M for malaria and K for kosu. Good luck sir,” Annamalai mentioned.
Earlier at present, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin had issued an announcement addressing the controversy round Udhayanidhi Stalin’s derogatory remarks towards Sanatan Dharma and blamed the BJP ministers and leaders of twisting Udhayanidhi’s feedback and build up faux narratives.
“Hon’ble Minister @UdhayStalin didn’t call for ‘genocide’ as distorted by BJP but only spoke against discrimination. Disheartening to see the ‘responsible’ Hon’ble Prime Minister, Union Ministers and BJP Chief Ministers ignore facts and driven on fake narratives despite having all access and resources to verify the facts,” CM Stalin posted on X.
Hon’ble Minister @UdhayStalin did not name for ‘genocide’ as distorted by BJP, however solely spoke towards discrimination. Disheartening to see the ‘accountable’ Hon’ble Prime Minister, Union Ministers and BJP Chief Ministers ignore info and pushed on faux narratives regardless of having… pic.twitter.com/F9yrdGjxqo
— M.Ok.Stalin (@mkstalin) September 7, 2023
Notably, the controversy round Sanatan Dharma erupted after Udhayanidhi Stalin, the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu on September 2 mentioned, “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 additional added.
Following the footsteps of Udhayanidhi, DMK MP A Raja added gasoline to the controversy by saying that Udayanidhi was comfortable whereas commenting on Sanatan Dharma and added it ought to have been in comparison with HIV and social stigmas.
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.
