DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday (September 2) kicked up a storm for his controversial comments on Sanatan Dharma.
New Delhi: Senior Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal on Sunday (September 3) filed a complaint against Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for the DMK leader’s remark on Sanatan Dharma. The lawyer took to X (formerly Twitter) and posted that he filed a case with Delhi Police against Udhayanidhi Stalin and termed the Tamil Nadu minister’s comment as “provocative,inciting & defamatory statement against Sanatan Dharma.”
The case has been filed under sections 120B,153A, 295, and 504 of IPC and the IT act, said the Supreme Court lawyer in his X post.
Complaint filed by @vineetJindal19 with @DelhiPolice @DCP_NorthWest @DCP_CCC_Delhi against Udhayanidhi Stalin @Udhaystalin Sports Minister ,Government of Tamil Nadu his provocative,inciting & defamatory statement against Sanatan Dharma U/S 120B,153A, 295, and 504 of I.P.C AND IT… pic.twitter.com/MRHdJqdKlp
— Adv.Vineet Jindal (@vineetJindal19) September 3, 2023
Udhayanidhi Stalin kicks up a row with comment on Sanatan Dharma
Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday (September 2) kicked up a storm for his comments on Sanatan Dharma. The Tamil Nadu minister said that Sanatan Dharma should not only be opposed but also abolished. Udhayanidhi Stalin, speaking at an event in Chennai, also equated Sanatan Dharma with diseases like “malaria, dengue and corona” in his speech.
BJP protests against Stalin’s remark
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took strong objection to Stalin’s remarks on Sanatan. BJP national spokespersons took to X and said that Stalin’s remark was nothing short of “genocidal call.”