Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday mentioned that individuals shouldn’t touch upon something that will damage the spiritual sentiments of the folks including that she respects Sanatan Dharma. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee mentioned, “I’ve an excellent regard for the folks of Tamil Nadu. However my humble request to them, each faith has its separate sentiments. India is a secular nation, it’s a democratic nation and on the similar time, unity in range is our origin. So, I respect Sanatan Dharma. We go to temples, mosques, church buildings all over the place. We shouldn’t be concerned in any matter which can damage any part.”
“As a substitute of claiming ‘condemn’, my humble request to all people is that we should always not touch upon something which can damage the foremost part or the small part. We have now to recollect unity in range,” she added. DMK chief Udhayanidhi Stalin has come beneath extreme criticism since he talked about on Saturday that Sanatan Dharma shouldn’t merely be opposed however eradicated.
BJP Calls for Apology
Earlier on Monday, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mentioned that Congress and Indian Nationwide Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc leaders ought to apologise for the remarks made by DMK chief Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sanatan Dharma.
“Congress ally DMK is insulting Sanatan Dharma. They are saying that Sanatan Dharma needs to be abolished. Allies of the INDIA coalition have stored silent on this. Why Gehlot ji is silent, and Sonia ji silent? Congress and INDIA ought to apologize,” he mentioned.
Flagging off the BJP’s ‘Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ from Ramdevara in Jaisalmer, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mentioned, “Congress ally DMK is insulting Sanatan Dharma. They are saying that Sanatan Dharma needs to be abolished. Allies of the INDIA coalition have stored silent on this. Why is Gehlot ji silent, and Sonia ji silent? Congress and INDIA ought to apologize.”
I Will Repeat It: Udhayanidhi On Sanatana Comment
Unfazed by assaults from varied leaders, Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports activities Growth Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday mentioned that he would repeat the identical factor once more as he has included all religions and never simply Hindus.
“The day earlier than yesterday I spoke at a operate about it (Sanatana Dharma). No matter I mentioned, I am going to repeat the identical factor time and again. I included all of the religions and never simply Hindus. I condemned caste variations, that is all,” Udhayanidhi Stalin mentioned.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa on Monday focused Congress over the latest remarks by DMK chief Udhayanidhi Stalin in opposition to ‘Sanatana Dharma’, saying that the primary wrongdoer within the controversy is Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.
“If I give such a press release about Muslims or Christians, will Congress think about it my freedom of speech?” he mentioned. Biswa questioned the motive of the Congress behind inciting this controversy and mentioned, “Be it Hinduism, Islam or Christianity, why are you speaking about ending them?”
Union Minister of Legislation and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday hit out on the opposition and mentioned that they’re continuously “spewing poison” in opposition to Sanatan Dharma. “They’re continuously speaking about and spewing poison in opposition to ‘Sanatan Dharma’. We need to ask Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Congress Parliamentary Get together Chairperson Sonia Gandhi if Congress has determined within the Mumbai assembly (of the INDIA alliance) to spew poison in opposition to ‘Sanatan Dharma’ or you will have developed an agenda to complete ‘Sanatan Dharm’ from the nation?” the Legislation Minister mentioned.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday mentioned that Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK chief Udhayanidhi Stalin’s anti-Sanatan comment was not a slip of the tongue however was mentioned to demean India’s civilisation and its religion.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, whereas talking about Udhayanidhi Stalin’s anti-Sanatan assertion, accused the INDIA alliance of constructing the assertion as a part of their plan to draw minority voters and mentioned ‘Udaynidhi’s comment after the assembly of the INDIA alliance factors in direction of a well-planned assertion’.
Congress chief Priyank Kharge mentioned, “Any faith that doesn’t promote equality or doesn’t guarantee you will have the dignity of being human isn’t faith, in response to me. Any faith that doesn’t give equal rights or doesn’t deal with you want people is nearly as good as a illness.”
Slamming all political events over the continued Sanatana Dharma row, the pinnacle priest of Telangana’s Chilkur Balaji Temple Rangarajan on Monday requested whether or not all events are having a partnership to denigrate ‘Sanatana Dharma’.
Referring to Priyank Kharge’s assertion, Rangarajan mentioned that every of the celebration leaders is saying various things however who’s asking for the opinion of those events on Santana Dharma?
“A critical query to all of the political events. Are you all having a partnership in denigrating Sanatana Dharma? This individual Udhayanidhi Stalin has instructed one thing nonsensical. The most effective factor would have been to say that you’re dissociating with the opinion of Udhayanidhi Stalin,” priest Rangarajan mentioned.
Congress chief Karan Singh on Monday strongly objected to DMK chief Udhayanidhi Stalin’s feedback calling for the “eradication of Sanatana Dharma” saying that it’s “most unlucky and completely unacceptable”.
Terming the feedback preposterous, Karan Singh mentioned that crores of individuals in India “observe a lesser or higher extent the tenets of Sanatan Dharma”.
In a press convention held in Delhi on Monday, Congress Common Secretary KC Venugopal was the primary Congress chief to talk on Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘Sanatana Dharma needs to be eradicated’ comment and mentioned we imagine in ‘Sarva Dharma Samabhava’ and we respect everybody’s perception.
“Our view is obvious: ‘Sarva Dharma Samabhava’ is the Congress’ ideology. Each political celebration has the liberty to precise their views. We’re respecting all people’s beliefs,” mentioned KC Venugopal.
Additionally Lok Janshakti Get together (Ram Vilas) President and Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan on Monday mentioned that the choice to oppose Sanatan Dharma has been taken after the third assembly of the INDIA bloc in Mumbai. Udhayanidhi Stalin’s assertion that ‘Sanatana Dharma needs to be eradicated’ got here a day after the third assembly of the INDIA bloc in Mumbai.
Talking to ANI Chirag Paswan mentioned, “Was there a consensus within the INDIA Alliance assembly held in Mumbai that Sanatan Dharma must be opposed? Was there a consensus within the assembly that we are going to exit and oppose Sanatan Dharma? As a result of this divisive considering as soon as once more promotes hatred in society.”
