Sanatana Dharma Row: Udhayanidhi Stalin Is Against Hindutva, Not Hindus, Says VCK Chief Thirumavalavan

Reacting to DMK Youth Wing Secretary and Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's controversial remarks over 'Sanatana Dharma', Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) chief Thol. Thirumavalavan said Udhyanidhi tried to revive Dr. BR Ambedkar's ideology of equality.

He further said that the DMK leader was not against Hindus but against 'Hindutva'.

While addressing the issue to the news agency ANI, the VCK chief asserted, "Dr BR Ambedkar says 'Sanatana Dharma' or Hindu Dharma, is a contagious disease. It should be eradicated and annihilated in future. Then only we can attain equality among the people. So Minister Udhayanidhi spoke about the ideology of Periyar, the ideology of Ambedkar, ideology of equality. So this is not against the Hindu community."

Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party, the VCK chief commented that the political agenda of the BJP and the RSS is Hindutva and this has to be eradicated.

"We are opposing and criticising Sangh Parivar's agenda. Their agenda is nothing but Hindutva. So we are not against Hindus. We are against Hindutva which is the political agenda of BJP and RSS...," he added.

Earlier, DMK minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said that the 'Sanatana Dharma' should be eliminated as it is against social justice and equality. He also compared 'Sanatana Dharma' with diseases like dengue, malaria, coronavirus and said such things should be abolished.

While addressing an event organised by the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Artists Association, Stalin was quoted as saying, "A few things cannot be opposed, that should be abolished only. We can't oppose dengue, mosquitoes, malaria, or corona. We have to eradicate this, that's how we have to eradicate Sanatana. Rather opposing Sanatana it should be eradicated. The name Sanatana is from Sanskrit. It is against Social Justice and equality."