The Madras High Court on Wednesday wanted to know the literature based on which Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin had understood Sanatana Dharma to be the one that promotes the caste system.
Justice Anita Sumanth raised the question at the hearing of a writ of quo warranto filed against the Minister questioning the authority under which he was remaining a legislator despite having called for annihilation of Sanatana Dharma at a conclave held in Chennai on September 2.
“Your understanding of Sanatana Dharma appears to be that it refers to Varnas or the inherent divisions on the basis of caste. What is the literature that was there? What is the research that was done to arrive at such an assumption?” the judge asked.
