Udhaynidhi Stalin claims not inviting president Droupadi Murmu to open new parliament was caste discrimination

Even because the controversy round his “Sanatan Dharma should be eradicated” remark is but to chill down, Udhayanidhi Stalin continues to brazen it out. On Wednesday, September 6, throughout a media interplay, the DMK scion was requested if he may give an instance of caste discrimination in Sanatan Dharma, to this, Udhayanidhi Stalin stated claimed that President Droupadi Murmu not being invited to the inauguration of the brand new Parliament advanced is a latest instance of caste discrimination beneath Santan Dharma.

“President Droupadi Murmu was not invited for the inauguration of the new Parliament building, that is the best current example,” Udhayanidhi Stalin stated.

#WATCH | Chennai | On being requested if he may give any instance of practices of caste discrimination that have to be eradicated, Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin says “President Droupadi Murmu was not invited for the inauguration of the brand new Parliament constructing, that’s the… pic.twitter.com/dU79QmDaqK

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Moreover, over the query of apologising for his slanderous remarks in opposition to Sanatan Dharma, the Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development refused to reply.

Udhaynidhi Stalin’s explicitly Hinduphobic remarks have elicited vital outrage from each political and non-political quarters. On September 2nd, the DMK chief and CM MK Stalin’s son likened Sanatan Dharma to contagious illnesses similar to dengue and malaria and urged for its eradication. He argued that the overwhelming majority of Indian citizen’s perception system, Sanatan Dharma, have to be eradicated.

The blatantly Hinduphobic remarks have up to now elicited robust responses from politicians and Hindu leaders, in addition to most of the people. It has additionally solid doubt on the intentions and techniques of the I.N.D.I.A bloc, of which the DMK is an important ally.

Udhayanidhi Stalin claimed that not inviting President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate the brand new parliament was caste discrimination, he conveniently forgot that the identical BJP-led authorities had nominated and voted Murmu because the president of India. The BJP-NDA coalition didn’t discriminate in opposition to her based mostly on her caste however somewhat recognised her illustrious profession and repair to the nation. Moreover, Udhayanidhi Stalin’s personal DMK celebration, together with a number of different opposition events, had voted in opposition to her within the presidential elections. They had voted for Yashwant Sinha, an upper-caste Brahmin.

While Udhayanidhi Stalin cited President Droupadi Murmu not being invited to inaugurate the brand new parliament constructing because the “best” instance of caste discrimination beneath Sanatan Dharma, it’s value recalling {that a} PIL was filed in May this 12 months asking the Supreme Court to rule that President Droupadi Murmu, and never Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ought to preside on the inauguration of the brand new Parliament constructing. The plea, nevertheless, was not solely denied by the Supreme Court bench however acknowledged that the petitioner lacked locus standi to convey such a plea and talked about that he must be grateful that the courtroom shouldn’t be fining him.

Stalin’s assertion that President Murmu was not invited to inaugurate the brand new parliament constructing doesn’t maintain water because the ruling dispensation had again then clarified why it was applicable for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to preside over the inauguration ceremony.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri acknowledged in a collection of tweets again then that, whereas the President is the Head of State, the Prime Minister is the Head of Government and leads the Parliament on behalf of the Government, whose insurance policies are enacted by way of legal guidelines. The President shouldn’t be a Member of both House, whereas the Prime Minister is. Apparently, President Murmu’s absence from the brand new Parliament’s inaugural ceremony had nothing to even remotely do with caste, discrimination, or Sanatan Dharma.

In truth, the query arises as as to whether the DMK’s boycott, together with 15 different political events together with the TMC and Congress, of former President Ram Nath Kovind’s handle to the joint sitting of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget session in 2021 in solidarity with farmers protesting in opposition to the three farm legal guidelines, might be characterised as “caste discrimination.” When a self-proclaimed crusader for social justice does one thing, it’s acceptable, however when the BJP does one thing, even whether it is in the precise spirit, Stalin brings up caste (discrimination) and Sanatan Dharma. It can also be value mentioning that Udhayanidhi Stalin’s celebration, which now regards President Murmu’s absence at parliament inauguration as discrimination, didn’t even assist her throughout the presidential elections.

Udhayanidhi Stalin, who identifies as a Christian, stirred up not solely non secular but additionally regional divisions, a typical Dravidian political method. It is inevitable that the Nehru-Gandhi Congress has supported Udhayanidhi’s Hindu-hating viewpoints with Congress chief Priyank Kharge backing him, however this has put the I.N.D.I.alliance in a tricky spot.