‘Aurangzeb Tried…’: Not Just Netas, Many Indians Fume Over Udhayanidhi’s ‘Sanatana Dharma’ Remark – News18

Udhayanidhi Stalin, who serves as a Minister within the Tamil Nadu authorities led by his father and Chief Minister MK Stalin, has been booked by Delhi police for his controversial comment on ‘Santana Dharma’. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief sparked a row on Saturday after he in contrast Sanatana Dharma with ailments like dengue and malaria and stated it’s in opposition to the concept of social justice and have to be “eradicated”.

Delhi police has filed a grievance in opposition to Udhayanidhi beneath sections 120B,153A, 295, and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and IT Act for the “provocative, inciting, and defamatory assertion in opposition to Sanatan Dharm.”

The FIR was filed on the grievance of Supreme Courtroom Advocate and  Social Activist Vineet Jindal in opposition to the Tamil Nadu Sports activities Minister’s assertion.

Row Over Udhayanidhi’s Comment

Udhayanidhi’s assertion triggered a large backlash on social media, with many questioning his information of Sanatan Dharma and its deep-rooted reference to Tamil Nadu.

“In evaluating Sanatana Dharma to a illness that have to be eradicated, Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of CM MK Stalin, is denying Tamil historical past, tradition, artwork, structure, nice gurus, historic traditions, and connections to India as an entire. It’s Tamil Nadu and India that he opposes,” posted Hindu scholar Dr David Frawley on X (Formally Twitter).

Hindu Mahasabha President Swami Chakrapani additionally hit out on the Tamil Nadu minister and stated the comment reveals his ‘narrow-mindedness’.

“Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comment reveals his narrow-mindedness and the unholy alliance of INDIA events. The INDIA alliance isn’t preventing with PM Modi and the BJP, they’re preventing with ‘Sanatan Dharma’,” Chakrapani stated.

Slamming Udhayanidhi for his comment, creator Anand Ranganathan stated Sanatan Dharma is an ‘thought’ and “concepts can by no means be eradicated.”

“Sanatan dharma is a thought, an thought without delay sure and questioning, imploring motion and inertia, utilizing science and spirituality, in life and past it. Sanatan Dharma is our best thought. And concepts can by no means be eradicated. Aurangzeb tried and failed. Who’re you Udhaystalin?” he stated in a publish on X.

Senior Journalist Rahul Shivshankar additionally took a dig on the DMK chief’s comment and underlined the ideas of Sanatan Dharma.

“Sanatana Dharma gave shelter to all persecuted: to early Christians, to Jews often called Beni-Israel as additionally the Parsis. Alongside it Islam has prospered.

Vivekanada stated (learn beneath) it’s the everlasting fact, indivisible & common. All will turn out to be followers, even its haters,” Shivshankar’s publish on X learn.

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Comment

Udayanidhi Stalin stated that Sanatana dharma is like mosquitoes, dengue and malaria, and “it needs to be eradicated”. He was talking at a Sanatanam (Sanatan Dharma) Abolition  Conclave organised by the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Discussion board.

Udayanidhi in his speech stated: “I thank the organisers for giving me the chance to talk at this convention to eradicate Sanatana  Dharma. I congratulate the organisers for calling the convention as ‘eradication of Santana dharma’ as an alternative of ‘opposing Sanatana Dharma’.

“There are particular issues which we’ve got to eradicate and we can’t merely oppose. Mosquitoes, dengue, corona and malaria are issues which we can’t oppose, we’ve got to eradicate them. Sanatanam can be like this. Eradication and never opposing Sanatanam needs to be our first activity,” he added.

The Sports activities Minister who can be the state secretary of DMK youth wing stated that Sanatana Dharma was against each equality and social justice.  “What’s the that means of Sanatanam? Everlasting or one thing that can’t be modified, one thing that can’t be questioned and that’s the that means of Sanatanam,” he added additional.

The younger chief, who can be a film actor and producer, stated that Sanatanam used to divide individuals by caste and segregate them. “Nonetheless, our Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) introduced each neighborhood into one village and gave it the title Samathuvapuram (equality village),” he stated.