Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin stoked a controversy claiming that Sanatana Dharma is like mosquito, dengue, malaria and corona which has to be eradicated and not just opposed.

Udhayanidhi Stalin made this speech during the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association organized “Eradicate Sanatanam Conclave” at Kamarajar Chennai on 2 September 2023, akin to the anti-Hindu Dismantling Global Hindutva conference that was held in 2021. This conference, which openly discusses the destruction of Hindu Dharma, has raised serious questions about the political climate in the state.

Following his comments, politicians including the alliance partners of DMK such as Congress and Shiva Sena, and some political commentators have condemned Udhayanidhi Stalin’s speech.

In this background, the Communist Party of India’s General Secretary D Raja has come in support of Udhaynidhi Stalin and has denigrated Sanatana Dharma again. He said that Sanatana Dharma is deeply rooted in casteism, patriarchy, and inequality.

D Raja said, “First you should understand. Sanatan is not Dharma. Dharma is something else. We are all opposed to Sanatan because Sanatan perpetuates the caste system, patriarchy, and inequality. Let them say no.”

He added, “While hailing Sanatan, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi keeps on saying that Marx and Periyar have brought disaster and Marxism destroyed the social value and social system. How can he speak like that? We do not agree with Amit Shah and the central government. Sanatan is Sanatan. Let them go and read Ambedkar’s ‘Riddles of Hinduism’. Then we will debate.”

In his interview with ANI, D Raja said, “Sanatan cannot be equated to Hinduism. Let Amit Shah, RSS, and BJP people explain to the people about what is Sanatan. What we understand is that Sanatan is an ideology and philosophical view that perpetuates the caste system, patriarchy, and inequality. In Tamil Nadu, we revere Tiruvallur who says that birth is the same to all. ”

He added, “They are raising this issue only to communalize and polarise the people. This is our party’s stand on Sanatan.”

Another I.N.D.I.A ally ridicules Sanatana Dharma

"Sanatana Dharma is deep rooted with Casteism, Patriarchy and inequality . We oppose Sanatana Dharma", says CPI General Secretary, Comrade D Rajapic.twitter.com/3wqTxQPDKW

— Megh Updates (@MeghUpdates) September 4, 2023

(with inputs from New Indian)

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A video Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s public relations (PR) video is making headlines for all the wrong reasons, as he can be seen enquiring about his son Udhayanidhi Stalin’s recently released film.

Kalaga Thalaivan is an Indian Tamil-language alleged action-thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under the banner of Red Giant Movies. The film stars Udhayanidhi Stalin himself, Nidhhi Agerwal, and Kalaiyarasan in lead roles and was released last Friday to mixed reviews, despite being directed by a leading director whose last film “Thadam” was a blockbuster hit.

Now, the film has made headlines for all the wrong reasons, leading one to think if the state Chief Minister himself has jumped into the fray to promote his son’s film.

In the 22-second video, Chief Minister MK Stalin is seen asking Tamil Nadu Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ma Subramanium if he has seen Udhayanithi Stalin’s Kalaga Thalaivan.

In reply, Health Minister is heard saying, “Yes, I saw the film. Normally in theatre, people will go out during songs or little boring scenes, but for Kalaga Thalaivan (Udhayanithi’s movie), people did not move from their seats and stayed throughout.”

பரவாயில்ல எந்த கவலையும் இல்லைன்னு நினைச்சேன்!

ஆனா அவ்வப்போது சினிமா படம் பத்தியாவது விசாரிச்சிக்கிறாரு!

நமக்கெல்லாம் விடிஞ்ச மாதிரி தான்! pic.twitter.com/PJ9mkpY7CF

— CTR.Nirmalkumar (@CTR_Nirmalkumar) November 21, 2022

It should be noted that the film Kalaga Thaaivan, directed by Magizh Thirumeni, is the only movie in his direction that is released with mixed reviews; all of his other films, including Thadam, Thadaiyara Thaaka, and Meghaman, have received both critical acclaim and box office success.

The video has drawn flak from all sections of the people. D Jayakumar, the former Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister and AIADMK spokesperson slammed Udhayanidhi and MK Stalin, saying,”While Rome burns, Nero plays the fiddle. Similarly, people in Tamil Nadu are suffering as a result of rain, floods, and food shortages; there are no medical camps, and government hospitals perform botched surgeries. But CM Stalin is unconcerned about any of this. Instead, Stalin and Udhayanithi Stalin discuss only movies.”

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