Veteran DMK leader, MP, and party Treasurer TR Baalu in a speech asked the DMK scion Udhayanidhi Stalin who said Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) is like dengue and malaria and needs to be eradicated, to tone down his rhetoric. Udhayanidhi’s comments have cast a shadow upon the I.N.D.I alliance and has created serious political problems for many within the Opposition alliance.
Baalu was addressing an event – Mupperum Vizha on Monday (18 September 2023) when he said, “The entire country is scared of the DMK Youth Wing Head, wondering what he will do next.” This clearly means that all is not well within the party and the words of MK Stalin’s son were extreme.
The senior leader within the DMK did not mince words when he said, that Udhayanidhi is only scared of his father which implying that he does not respect the opinion of other leaders within the party. Baalu said, “He is speaking anything thinking he can manage later. But, I caution him to remember that it is his duty to make sure that the object he holds in his hand should not fall down and break.“
The DMK MP cautioned Udhayanidhi to be mindful of his statements, as they can be twisted out of jealousy.
TR Baalu delivered these remarks while sharing the stage with MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and Udhayanidhi Stalin’s father, as well as A Raja and other party members who had previously made offensive comments about Sanatan Dharma.
He mentioned that leaders from the opposition parties within the I.N.D.I.A. bloc also initially reacted to Udhayanidhi’s comments based on the “misleading” reports. However, they eventually calmed down after being presented with the “accurate” media reports.
Finally the resistance to Udhayanidhi Stalin's hate speech comes from his Sr Leader of DMK, who reaches out to DOTS Alliance Party's everytime after the row stirred by someone in DMK.
— Soma Sundaram 🇮🇳 (@isomasundaram72) September 18, 2023
DMK LS MP & DMK Treasurer TR Baalu cautions Udhayanidhi nd asks him to speak properly. pic.twitter.com/9l21PvesDc
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