In yet another instance of denigrating Hinduism, a prime-time debate on Sun News, a channel owned by the DMK’s first family featured Srividhya, a Dravidianist speaker from the fringe group Dravida Natpu Kazhagam, claimed that Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) is more dangerous than stray dogs.
The discussion on Kelvi Kalam was meant to examine whether the DMK had outpaced the AIADMK in winning over women voters. BJP spokesperson G.K. Nagarajan raised substantive concerns highlighting the twin threats of a growing stray dog population and the proliferation of TASMAC liquor shops, which he argued have resulted in social distress and a worrying rise in young widows. Instead of engaging with these real issues, Sri Vidya derailed the conversation with a provocative attack.
Nagarajan argued, “Tell the madam to get down and walk on the streets, then she’ll understand the trouble these dogs cause. Don’t you see it on social media? Don’t you see dogs chasing young girls and men? Isn’t this a social tragedy? Which family has fascism left without men? Come and see the villages. Come and see how many women have lost their ‘pottu’ and ‘poo’ (symbols of marriage and womanhood) because of liquor shops and street-corner bars.”
Instead of refuting Nagaraj’s point, she immediately reacted when he referenced womanhood and the marital status of women, Sri Vidya dramatically changed direction by mocking prime minister Narendra Modi as well as Sanatana Dharma stating, “What I’m asking is, the Prime Minister has a 56-inch chest, and is very brave, right? Can’t you issue an order that there should be no liquor shops all over India? If you have so much concern for the women of this country, you can do it, can’t you? Sanatana Dharma is more dangerous than a dog, more dangerous than alcohol.”
Her statement was not just a needless provocation it tripped the conversation into sensationalism, replacing a vital civic discussion with sectarian rhetoric. A platform that should have addressed urgent social crises became a stage for divisive commentary.
Though Sun News initially promoted Sri Vidya’s remarks with a provocative thumbnail and released the clip on YouTube to draw attention, the channel faced intense backlash for amplifying anti-Hindu sentiments.
Following public outrage, the video was quietly made private, yet the full debate remains available online, continuing to go viral and drawing widespread criticism for the channel’s deliberate platforming of derogatory views against Hinduism.
However, after a while, the video resurfaced on the Sun News YouTube channel.
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