Hindu Munnani has sharply criticized DMK MLA Thiyagarajan for his alleged controversial remarks during a session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, where he likened Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin to the ten-headed demon king Ravana, alleging that he had come to destroy Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism).
The Hindu Munnani expressed its outrage on its official X account, questioning, “Will MLA Thiyagarajan openly seek votes in Trichy district by declaring his intent to destroy Sanatana Dharma?” The organization further warned that “just as Lord Rama destroyed the ten headed Ravana, the anti-Hindu DMK will be defeated and driven away by the people of Rama’s devotees in the 2026 elections.”
உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின் சனாதனத்தை ஒழிக்க வந்த 10 தலை ராவணன் என சட்டப்பேரவையில் முசிறி MLA தியாகராஜன் பேச்சை, இந்துமுன்னணி வன்மையாக கண்டிக்கிறது.
சனாதன இந்து சமயத்தை ஒழிப்பேன் எனக் கூறி திருச்சி மாவட்டத்தில் ஓட்டு கேட்க MLA தியாகராஜன் தயாரா?
பத்து தலை ராவணனை ஸ்ரீராமர் அழித்தார். அதே… pic.twitter.com/0mw9J4dl4U
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) April 17, 2025
Background: Controversial Assembly Debate
During a heated exchange in the Assembly, MLA Thiyagarajan, representing the DMK, made a poetic remark referring to Udhayanidhi Stalin as a “ten-headed Ravana of the dynasty” and portrayed him as a force aiming to dismantle Sanatana Dharma.
This statement drew responses from both opposition and ruling party members. AIADMK’s K.P. Munusamy acknowledged the poetic style of Thiyagarajan’s speech but pointed out a conceptual inconsistency. He stated that Ravana, traditionally known as a devout follower of Lord Shiva, cannot accurately be described as an enemy of Sanatana Dharma.
DMK’s HR&CE Minister Sekar babu chimed in with an analogy, comparing Sanatana to the peel of a banana and God to the fruit itself—suggesting that Sanatana is merely an outer layer of devotion. However, Munusamy contested this view, arguing that devotion and Sanatana are distinct concepts. If they were one and the same, he said, there would be no reason to oppose Sanatana or fight legal battles over it.
VCK MLA Sinthanai Selvan also added that Sanatana and religious devotion are separate, asserting that the philosophical heritage of Tamil culture should not be conflated with Sanatana Dharma.
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