The Supreme Court on 4th of March slammed Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his "eradicate Sanantan Dharma" remark. Stalin’s lawyer moved the Apex Court seeking clubbing of multiple FIRs registered against him in several states. Slamming Stalin, the Supreme Court said that the leader abused his right to “freedom of speech.” Supreme Court adjourned DMK Minister’s plea for its next hearing on March 15. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khan and Dipankar Dutta told Stalin that he is a Minister and should know the consequences of his remark. Stalin is the Minister of youth welfare and sports of Tamil Nadu. He is a well known film actor and son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling DMK chief M K Stalin. Speaking at a conference in September 2023, Udhayanidhi Stalin had said Sanatana dharma is against social justice and equality and should be "eradicated'
04 March,2024 05:24 PM IST
The row caused by the Sanatana Dharma remark doesn’t seem to calm down anytime soon. Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai has launched a fresh attack at INDIA bloc leaders. Annamalai said that the coordinated attack by the INDIA Alliance for the last 2 years is part of a larger conspiracy.
17 September,2023 11:36 AM IST
The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri who is all set with his new film ‘The Vaccine War’, hit out at DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin for making a controversial remark on Sanatan Dharma and also slammed INDIA bloc for boycotting 14 anchors. Comparing the DMK party which is a part of INDIA bloc, he called the leader ‘Hitler’ and asserted that the public would respond to this in the times to come. On the matter of boycotting 14 anchors by the Opposition bloc, the INDIA alliance, Agnihotri said that the leaders of these parties used to come to the same TV channels and give different types of statements through this medium, but now they have lost it too.
16 September,2023 02:21 PM IST | Mumbai
The Sanatana dharma row doesn't seem to die down as it continues to create a stir amid political circles in India. Launching a scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘eradicate Sanatana Dharma’ remark, Jharkhand Governor on September 07 said that all the cruel kings who tried destroying Sanatana Dharma got destroyed themselves, who is this kid (Udhayanidhi Stalin) from Tamil Nadu. “Sanatana cannot be destroyed. Nobody can destroy Sanatana. It will persist forever and ever. Many cruel kings tried destroying Sanatana, who is this small bachcha from Tamil Nadu. Modi ji will take India to the top of the world,” he said.
08 September,2023 01:45 PM IST
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani participated in Janmashtami Mahotsav in Dwarka of Delhi on September 6. While addressing the public at the event, Union Minister Irani fumed at DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his ‘Sanatan Dharma’ remark and said that no one can challenge the 'Sanatan Dharma' as long as the devotees are alive. “Our voices must reach those people who challenged 'Sanatan Dharma'. Till devotees are alive, no one can challenge our 'dharma' and faith,” said Smriti Irani.
07 September,2023 01:34 PM IST
Continuing the 'Sanatana Dharma' Row after Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘eradicate Sanatana Dharma’ remark, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted to have problems with the Congress party. “I don't have much problem with Stalin. I have a problem with Congress...I want to ask them (Congress) if tomorrow I give such a statement about Muslims or Christians, will Congress consider it my freedom of speech?... Be it Hinduism, Islam, or Christianity, why are you talking about ending them? This is not right. The main culprit for this is Congress MP Rahul Gandhi,” said Himanta Biswa Sarma.
05 September,2023 05:43 PM IST | Mumbai
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, spoke about DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's 'Sanatana Dharma should be eradicated' remark stating that Stalin’s comment on Sanatana Dharma is condemnable and his statement shows his Hitler mentality, this is done to attract a class in elections. He said Udhayanidhi Stalin should be called as 'Udhayanidhi Hitler'. Bommai added that Udayanidhi, who has made anti-constitutional statements, should be removed from the cabinet immediately.
05 September,2023 01:06 PM IST | Mumbai
TN Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘eradicate Sanatana Dharma’ remark sparked a political slugfest. Notably, on Sept 02 DMK leader said that Sanatana Dharma should not merely be opposed but eradicated. Taking to X, Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sept 02 cleared his stance about ‘Sanatan Dharma’. Speaking about his alleged ‘Genocide’ claims, Udhayanidhi said that he already made his comment on social media. BJP’s Annamalai took aim at the DMK Minister and said that “eradication of a particular culture will be genocide”. K Annanmalai schooled DMK leader by saying that the Sanatana Dharma has existed from even before Christianity, Islam.
04 September,2023 02:54 PM IST | Mumbai
Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s statement. While addressing a public rally in Rajasthan, Amit Shah said, “For the last two days INDIA alliance is insulting 'Sanatana Dharma'. Leaders of DMK and Congress are talking about ending 'Sanatana Dharma' just for vote bank politics. This is not the first time they have insulted our 'Sanatana Dharma'. Before this, Manmohan Singh also said that the first right on the budget is for the minorities, but we say that the first right is for the poor, tribals, Dalits and backwards. Today, the Congress party says that if Modi ji will win, Sanatana will rule.”
04 September,2023 02:47 PM IST | Mumbai
Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘Sanatana Dharma should be eradicated’ remark sparked a political row. Reacting to his Sanatana Dharma remark, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party President K Annamalai on September 03 took aim at him by saying that eradication of a particular culture is called genocide. On top of that, he urged 142 crore people of the country to condemn his TN Minister’s remark. Speaking to ANI, he said, “The word ‘Sanatana Dharma’ was there even before the Christian religion or Islamic religion came. 'Sanatana Dharma' means eternal, timeless dharma. It has been there for a long long time. What Udhayanidhi spoke yesterday should be condemned by the 142 crore people of the country because hatred for a particular religion came out yesterday. He was reading the speech from a text, which was consciously prepared. The eradication of a particular culture is called genocide. Who is Udhayanidhi Stalin to abolish ‘Sanatana Dharma’.”
03 September,2023 02:06 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
