{"id":486930,"date":"2023-09-03T10:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T04:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=486930"},"modified":"2023-09-03T10:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T04:36:40","slug":"mk-stalin-son-controversy-sanatana-dharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/mk-stalin-son-controversy-sanatana-dharma\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin&#8217;s son Udhayanidhi sparks controversy, says Sanatana dharma like malaria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, stirred controversy on Saturday when he compared Sanatana dharma to dengue and malaria and said\u00a0it should be eradicated rather than simply resisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanatana dharma is opposed to social justice and equality, according to Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was speaking at a Sanatana Abolition Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the conference he said, few things cannot be opposed, that should be abolished only. He said, we can&#8217;t oppose dengue, mosquitoes, malaria or corona. We have to eradicate this, he also said. That&#8217;s how we have to eradicate Sanatana, Udhayanidhi Stalin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Tamilnadu CM MK Stalin, and a minister in the DMK Govt, has linked Sanatana Dharma to malaria and dengue\u2026 He is of the opinion that it must be eradicated and not merely opposed. In short, he is calling for genocide of 80% population of Bharat, who\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4G8TmdheFo\">pic.twitter.com\/4G8TmdheFo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Amit Malviya (\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930) (@amitmalviya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitmalviya\/status\/1697951451333763243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanatana should be eliminated, not fought against. The word Sanatana originates in Sanskrit. It is against social justice and equality, according to Udhayanidhi Stalin, the DMK government&#8217;s minister for youth welfare and sports development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya criticised Udhayanidhi Stalin for his comments regarding Sanatana dharma and claimed that he was calling for the genocide of 80% of the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, and the son of Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, has connected Sanatana dharma to malaria and dengue. He believes it ought to be completely destroyed, not only condemned. In essence, he is advocating the extermination of the Sanatana dharma adherents who make up 80% of Bharat&#8217;s people. The DMK is a well-known opposition figure and the Congress&#8217;s longtime ally. Was this the outcome of the meeting in Mumbai? Amit Malviya tweeted on X, formerly known Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, the DMK is a member of the opposition INDIA group, whose leaders most recently gathered in Mumbai to plan measures for taking on the BJP-led NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Udhayanidhi Stalin responded to the BJP leader by claiming that he never asked for the genocide of Sanatana dharma adherents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He claimed that he stood by what he stated and that he was speaking for underrepresented groups who, in his opinion, were suffering as a result of Sanatana dharma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DMK leader said,&nbsp;he would be ready to defend his comments in court if necessary. He declared that, under the direction of MK Stalin, the DMK government would work to maintain social justice and create an egalitarian society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanatana should be eliminated, not fought against. The word Sanatana originates in Sanskrit. 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