Sanatan Dharma remark: Stalin defends son, says BJP desperate to divide INDIA

Amid a raging row across the country over his cabinet colleague Udhayanidhi Stalinrsquos alleged antiSanatan Dharma remarks Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said his son had expressed certain comments about the ldquoinhuman principlesrdquo preached in it and accused the BJP of being lsquodesperatersquo to create division in the mega opposition bloc the INDIA allianceProBJP forces unable to tolerate Udhayanidhirsquos stance against oppressive principles have spread a false narrative alleging he called for the genocide of people with Sanatan thoughts Stalin said in a statement and wondered why Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also join those targeting the TN ministerUdhayanidhi spoke out against oppressive ideologies and called to eradicate the practices based on those ideologies ldquoUdhayanidhi Stalin expressed certain comments about inhuman principles preached by Sanatan He expressed his views on Sanatan principles that discriminate against Scheduled Castes tribals and women with no intention to offend any religion or religious beliefsrdquo he saidldquoThe Social Media mob nurtured by the BJP has widely circulatedfalsehood in northern states However Minister Udhayanidhi never used the word lsquogenocidersquo in either Tamil or English Still lies were spread claiming sordquo Stalin addedldquoThe INDIA alliance formed by parties opposed to the BJP seems to have rattled the Prime Minister He is proposing lsquoOne Nation One Electionrsquo out of fear It is evident that the BJP is not genuinely concerned about the discriminatory practices in Sanatan but rather desperate to create divisions within the opposition alliance It doesnrsquot take a political genius to recognise this as a political gimmickrdquo he addedCong says it does not agreeThe Congress on Thursday said it did not agree with the remarks of DMK leaders Udhayanidhi Stalin and A Raja on Sanatan Dharma The opposition party also asserted that every single member of the INDIA alliance has immense respect for all faiths communities and beliefs DMK leader A Raja reportedly said Sanatan Dharma should be compared to diseases such as AIDS and leprosy that have a social stigma attached to themAlso read PM Modi presents 12point proposals to expand IndiaASEAN cooperationAsked about comments by leaders of ally DMK Congressrsquo media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said ldquoThe Congress has always believed in lsquosarvadharma samabhavrsquo wherein every religion every faith has its space No one can treat any particular faith as less than another faithrdquo ldquoNeither the Constitution allows this nor the Indian National Congress believes in any of these commentsrdquo Khera said during a press conference at the AICC headquartersBJP on HinduphobiaThe BJP on Thursday described Rajarsquos remarks against Sanatan Dharma as ldquooutrageous and vitriolicrdquo and slammed opposition parties saying Rajarsquos comments reflect the INDIA blocrsquos ldquomental bankruptcyrdquo and ldquodeeprooted HinduphobiardquoldquoChanging name does not conceal onersquos intent and characterrdquo Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan wrote on X Pradhan said ldquoOutrageous and vitriolic comments about Sanatan Dharma this time by A Raja reflect the mental bankruptcy and deeprooted Hinduphobia that engulfs the INDIA blocrdquoStoutly defending Sanatan Dharma Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai on Thursday dubbed the ruling DMK a casteist party that must be decimated ldquoIf something needs eradication from Tamil Nadu it is the DMK D Dengue M Malaria K Kosu mosquito Going forward we are sure that people will associate these deadly diseases with DMKrdquo he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever