Key Takeaways
- Udhayanidhi Stalin, a DMK minister, likened Sanatana Dharma to deadly diseases like dengue and malaria, urging eradication.
- He framed the issue as a public‑health crisis, saying opposition is insufficient and calling for total removal of the belief system.
- The comments ignited a national debate on religious freedom, with many condemning the statements as hate speech against Hinduism.
On Saturday, September 2, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, and a minister in the current DMK dispensation of the state, said that Sanatana Dharma is like malaria and dengue, and so it needs to be eradicated, and not merely opposed. This statement, full of Hindu-hatred, was made by him in a conference, aimed at eradicating Sanatana Dharma.
Addressing the conference, Stalin said, ‘I thank the organisers for giving me the opportunity to speak at this conference to eradicate Sanatana Dharma. I congratulate the organisers for calling the conference as ‘Eradicate Sanatana Dharma’ instead of ‘Opposing Sanatana Dharma.’
He further said, ‘There are some things which we have to eradicate and we can’t merely oppose.
Mosquitoes, dengue fever, malaria, corona—all these are threats we cannot simply oppose; we must eradicate them.
Sanatanam is also likened to these diseases, requiring eradication rather than mere opposition.’
‘Eradicating and not opposing Sanatanam should be our first task. What is Sanatanam? The name Sanatanam has come from Sanskrit. Sanatanam is against equality and social justice. The meaning of Sanatanam is nothing but ‘permanence’, something which cannot be changed. Nobody can question. This is the meaning of Sanatanam.’, the sone of the Tamil Nadu CM stated further, spewing hate against Hinduism.
