In an interview to Times Now, Congress leader and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy came down on DMK scion Udhayanidhi Stalin for his “eradicate Santana Dharma” remarks.
“The remarks made by your alliance partner DMK on Sanatana Dharma, do you think it is right?”, asks Navika Kumar to which Revanth replies “It is absolutely wrong. Who says it is right? It is his mindset.”
When asked who from the Congress has condemned Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks, he further goes on to say “I’m Telangana Congress President. I’m the Chief Minister of the state. It is necessary to punish people like him.”
Udhayanidhi's statement is wrong. Udhayanidhi Stalin must be punished for his statement…: Telangana CM @revanth_anumula on Udhayanidhi Stalin's anti-Sanatan remarks.
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Back in September 2023, Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is also a Minister in his father MK Stalin’s cabinet stoked controversy by calling for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) just like how dengu, malaria, corona and mosquitoes are to be eradicated.
Participating in a conference titled “Eradicate Sanatana Conference”, DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said “Mosquitoes, dengue, flu, malaria, corona – we should not oppose these things. They’ve to be eradicated completely. Same is the case with Santanam (Hinduism). Our first work should be to abolish/eradicate Sanatanam instead of opposing it. So, my appreciations to you all for giving an apt title to the meeting.”
Ironically, the “Eradicate Sanatana Conference” was also attended by Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister PK Sekar Babu.
Udhayanidhi’s comments had triggered a national outrage putting the I.N.D.I alliance in a fix. Many members of the Opposition alliance including the TMC, AAP and other parties distanced themselves from Udhayanidhi’s remarks. However, Congress ‘President’ Mallikarjun Kharge’s son and Karnataka Congress Minister Priyank Kharge gave tacit approval to Udhayanidhi’s “eradicate Sanatana Dharma” remarks.
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