Okay Annamalai made the comment in a video on social media platform X. (File)
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Okay Annamalai on Tuesday lashed out at DMK parliamentarian A Raja for his purported comment that the “Hindu faith is a menace” and accused the ruling DMK of being the principal cause for creating caste divide and hatred among the many individuals within the state.
The DMK MP, Mr Annamalai stated, had the “audacity” responsible ‘Sanatana Dharma’ for the mess the DMK had made.
Posting a video on social media platform X of the previous union minister in a dialogue with some others and making the controversial comment, Mr Annamalai stated, “DMK MP A Raja calls Hindu Faith a menace to India and the world. DMK is the principal cause for creating caste divide and hatred in Tamil Nadu, and the DMK MP has the audacity responsible ‘Sanatana Dharma’ for the mess they made.”
Within the dialogue, Mr Raja is heard remarking that India (the place the caste system exists) is the rationale for the worldwide illness of caste dividing the individuals on caste and financial traces.
“Caste can’t be used just for social evils however it will depend on financial causes additionally. Those that reside — Indians — in different international locations are additionally propagating caste within the identify of Hindu faith. So, Hindu faith is the most important menace not solely to India but in addition to your complete world,” Mr Raja is heard saying.
Final week, following up on the nationwide ‘Sanatana Dharma’ storm fuelled by state Youth Welfare and Sports activities Growth Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, Mr Raja stated Udhayanidhi’s comparability of ‘Sanatana Dharma’ to ailments like malaria and dengue was “mushy.” “It ought to be alluded to HIV and social stigma,” the previous union minister had stated at a public occasion.
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