New Delhi: Coming down closely on DMK chief and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for his comment equating ‘Sanatan Dharma’ with “mosquitoes, dengue, malaria, fever and corona”, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday mentioned that the chants for Lord Krishna needs to be so loud that they attain those that problem Sanatan Dharma.
The Union Minister took a dig at Udhayanidhi Stalin and those that supported his “Sanatan Dharma” comment on the Janmashtami celebration in Delhi’s Dwarka. “Our voices should attain these individuals who challenged ‘Sanatan Dharma’. Until devotees are alive, nobody can problem our ‘dharma’ and religion…”, she mentioned.
Earlier on Wednesday PM Narendra Modi in his assembly with Cupboard ministers raised the problem. In keeping with sources the Prime Minister mentioned that ministers ought to give a befitting reply to the Sanatan Dharma debate and use info to counter the opposition.
On Wednesday, Tamil Nadu Sports activities Minister Udyanidhi Stalin and Congress chief Priyank Kharge had been booked for allegedly “hurting non secular sentiments”. An FIR was filed on a grievance by two advocates at Rampur in Uttar Pradesh.
Udhyanidhi’s remarks had triggered a backlash from the BJP, which accused the DMK and the Congress, its associate in Tamil Nadu, of advocating the abolition of Sanatan Dharma. Talking on the Chennai convention final week, Udhayanidhi mentioned ‘Sanatana’ (Sanatan Dharma) is like malaria and dengue, which shouldn’t be merely opposed however eradicated.
“A number of issues can’t be opposed however ought to solely be abolished. We won’t merely oppose dengue, mosquitoes, malaria, or corona. They must be eradicated. Reasonably than opposing Sanatana, it needs to be eradicated,” he mentioned.
