Udayanidhi Stalin, a Minister in the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, and son of the Chief Minister MK Stalin, in a speech has called Sanatan Dharma as a disease like malaria, dengue, corona, etc, which has to be eradicated. His speech has stoked up a row
Some DMK supporters have said that Udayanidhi meant the caste system which causes social injustice when he referred to Sanatan Dharma
Udayanidhi has clarified subsequently that when he spoke about Sanatan Dharma he was speaking against the caste system which discriminates against lower castes
The fact however remains that most Hindus equate Sanatan Dharma with the Hindu religion, and are deeply offended by the speech
Udayanidhi’s speech has recoiled against the INDIA alliance of opposition parties, many of which have dissociated themselves from the speech
In my opinion there would have been nothing wrong if Udayanidhi had spoken only against the caste system ( to which I too am opposed ) without referring to Sanatan Dharma.
If he had apologised and said that he was only against the caste system the controversy would have come to an end. But perhaps that is too much to expect from a Crown Prince
