1. Sanatana Dharma row | DMK MP kicks off fresh row; CM reacts to Udhayanidhi’s remarks
Kicking off fresh controversy, DMK’s Nilgiris Lok Sabha MP A. Raja, during a meeting with DMK booth agents in Udhagamandalam, said that Sanatana Dharma was like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that needed to be destroyed. Supporting Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks comparing Sanatana Dharma with dengue and malaria, Mr. Raja said that while dengue and malaria do not have any stigma attached to them, the HIV virus does.
Defending his son and Cabinet colleague Udhayanidhi Stalin over his remarks on Sanatana Dharma, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, in a statement, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet colleagues were using the issue to divert attention from key issues affecting the nation.
