Stalin Sanatana Dharma Row: A complaint was given by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu against BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya. The complaint states that the BJP leader has deliberately spread rumors against Tamil Nadu government minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his Sanatana Dharma remarks.
DMK legal wing organizer advocate KAV Dhinakaran said, ‘I have given a complaint under section 153, 153A, 153B against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya as he misinterpreted our minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s speech which can spoil the harmony of the society.’
| On complaint against BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya for allegedly spreading misinformation on Tamil Nadu minister Udayanidhi Stalin’s ‘Sanatana Dharma’ remark, Organizer DMK Legal Wing, Advocate KAV Dhinakaran says, "I had given a complaint against BJP IT cell chief Amit… pic.twitter.com/pJ9AkdJWCI
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What did Udhayanidhi Stalin say about Sanatan Dharma?
Tamil Nadu’s Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin had created a controversy by talking about the abolition of Sanatan Dharma. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi compared Sanatana Dharma corona virus, while dealing with malaria and dengue, said that such things should not be opposed but should be eradicated.
Two days after the controversy escalated, he said, Sanatan Dharma is a principle that divides people in the name of caste and religion. To uproot Sanatan Dharma is to maintain humanity and human equality.’ Along with sticking to his statement, he also refused to apologise.
What did BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya say?
BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya tweeted on Udayanidhi’s statement and asked him how the majority of India’s population who are Sanatan Believes in religion will be eradicated. He said- Is Udayanidhi not talking about the genocide of a large population of this country by saying that eradication means eradicating.