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Complaint Filed Against DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin For His “Sanatana Dharma Should Be Eradicated Like Mosquitoes, Dengue, Corona” Remark

September 3, 2023
The Commune 
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son and DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has landed in soup for his objectionable remarks about Sanatana Dharma aka Hinduism.

The DMK dynast had said that Sanatana Dharma should be eradicated like mosquitoes, dengue, flu, corona.

Speaking at the event, Udhayanidhi Stalin said “The title of this conference has been excellently coined. You’ve named it as ‘Abolish Sanatanam Conference’ and not ‘Oppose Sanatanam Conference’, so my best wishes to that.”

He further 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.”

These remarks coming from a sitting Minister of the DMK, which is a major partner of the I.N.D.I Alliance has set off a political storm with many lashing out at the DMK Minister for his hate speech.

In light of this, senior Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal on Sunday (3 September 2023) filed a complaint against DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin with the Delhi Police for his comments about Sanatana Dhrama (Hinduism).

Vineet Jindal took to his social media and said that he filed a complaint against Udhayanidhi Stalin under sections 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295 (destruction, damage, or defilement of a place of worship or an object held sacred, with intent to insult the religion of a class of persons), and 504 (Insult intended to provoke breach of the peace) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions under the Information Technology Act, 2000.