In yet another instance of an I.N.D.I ally making incendiary speech against Hinduism, a man from Thol. Thirumavalavan’s Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) threatened to raze down the Sankara Mutt in Kanchipuram.
This provocative speech comes from the VCK even as the dust is yet to settle down on DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comments likening Sanatana Dharma to Dengue, Malaria, and Corona and calling for its eradication.
In the video shared by Tamil Nadu BJP leader Vinoj P. Selvam, the unidentified VCK cadre can be heard saying “If we congregate, this Sankara Mutt.. if the hundred of us here muster, we will smash it to smithereens and break it brick by brick, I am duty bound to give this warning.”
He further added “Thankfully, the police are here for protection. Because of the police protection, your religion has been saved. If not for them, by this time we would’ve razed it down to rubbles.”
Spokesperson of @thirumaofficial ‘s VCK an ally of I.N.D.I.A alliance says they have come to destroy the holy Sankara mutt which is sacred to Hindus. He says if not for the police they’ll ensure bring the holy mutt to rubble. Freedom of speech on #Hindu hatred in TN! pic.twitter.com/MJhwEWpIjJ
— Vinoj P Selvam (@VinojBJP) September 5, 2023
This is not the first time that the VCK has spewed venom against Hinduism or threatened to raze down temples.
While participating in the “Eradicate Sanatana Conclave” in which Udhayanidhi also participated, Thirumvalavan instigated that Other Backward Castes should turn against Forward Caste to eradicate Sanatana Dharma.
The party’s head and Lok Sabha MP Thol. Thirumavalavan had earlier called the figurines in Hindu temple gopurams as ugly and dirty idols.
He had said “If the building has a dome, it is a mosque; if it is tall and straight, it is a church; and if it has dirty idols/dolls, it is a temple“.
He had himself called for the razing down Kanchipuram Kamakshi Temple and Srirangam Ranganathar Temple saying “You (Hindus) have destroyed Buddha Viharas to build temples for Shiva and Perumal…A Buddha Vihara should now come up where Ranganathar sleeps (Srirangam). Another Vihara must be built after pulling down Kanchi Kamakshi temple.”
During his recent visit to Malaysia to participate in the World Tamil Research Conference, Thirumavalavan made remarks that denigrated Sanatana Dharma (Hindu religion) while expressing admiration for other Abrahamic religions. His statements triggered immediate discontent among a section of the audience and several Malaysian Tamils and Malays, filed a complaint with the Malaysian authorities.
I told you, that I am a man of my words. Here is the complaint on @thirumaofficial to the Malaysia Authorities. More than a dozen Malaysian Tamlians/Malays filed complaints with the authorities. I will keep updating the progress. pic.twitter.com/2NU8VpvmZV
— Rangarajan Narasimhan (@OurTemples) August 6, 2023
In November 2022, Thirumavalavan at the launch of a book store by Tamil separatist Thirumurugan Gandhi’s ‘May 17 Movement’, said that unlike Islam and Christianity, Hinduism is the only religion that is against brotherhood and has the worst social structure in the world.
He had in January 2021 went on a rant against Hindu god Murugan.