Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin is back again with his spicy remark on the Sanatan Dharma row. This time he responded to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravis statement on social and caste-based discrimination in the state, saying there is a need to eliminate Sanatan Dharma and that by birth all are equal.Sanatan Dharma have to be eliminated: Udhayanidhi Stalin At an event in Thanjavur on Sunday, RN Ravi said that social discrimination is still a problem in Tamil Nadu. When asked about it, Udhayanidhi said, “We are also saying what he (the Governor) is saying. Thats why we are saying we have to eliminate Sanatan. We are also speaking about caste discrimination and we are saying by birth all are equal.”Speaking to news agency ANI, “Wherever there is caste discrimination, it is wrong. We are raising our voice against that.”What state Governor say on Sanatan DharmaOn Sunday, the state Governor said that there exists social discrimination in society which is unacceptable. “We have untouchability, social discrimination. A large section of brothers and sisters are not treated equally. It is painful, it is unacceptable. It is not what the Hindu Dharma says. Hindu Dharma talks about equality,” news agency PTI quoted him as saying.Claiming that social discrimination still exists in the state, he said, “Every day I read in the newspaper, I get the report, I hear the story of our brothers and sisters from scheduled caste are not being allowed access to the temples. This is strange and I am surprised and shocked. Nowhere in India, nowhere in Bharat, our young people have caste bands (on their wrists).”DMK leader reacts to Ravis remarkReacting to Ravis remarks, DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai alleged the governor was indulging in false propaganda.“He is not able to stomach the growth the Dravidian model of governance has achieved. He is against Dravidian ideology, and propagates Sanatan ideology. Wherever he goes, he speaks about the virtues of Sanatana Dharma, but Sanatana Dharma is responsible for this caste system.”“If we have division in society, it is because of Sanatan Dharma,” he said.How Sanatan Dharma row startAs Udhayanidhi Stalin called for the elimination of Sanatan, earlier, he reiterated his stance on the subject that had sparked a nationwide controversy.On September 2, the Tamil Nadu Youth Affairs and Sports Minister asserted that the Sanatan Dharma is like dengue and malaria and needs to be eradicated. However, he later clarified that he did not call for genocide of those following Sanatan Dharma, as is being alleged by the opposition, especially the BJP.
