MK Stalin, head of DMK | Photo credit: Times Now
Chennai: A massive controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu over critical remarks by a preacher against Hinduism in the presence of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham (DMK), MK Stalin. The state’s BJP leaders have accused the DMK of being anti-Hindu over the comments of one Kalairasi Natarajan, who said that “there is no religion called Hinduism.”
“There is no religion called Hinduism, its existence only goes back a couple of centuries. We are all Shivites and, most importantly, Tamils,” said Natarajan, a preacher, in the presence of the head of DMK during an event.
Head of DMK ‘anti-Hindu’, says BJP
The Tamil Nadu BJP leaders accused Stalin of being “against the Hindus” and also claimed that the DMK was “paying” people to speak out against Hinduism to “get Christian votes.”
“Stalin is against Hindus and we are all worshipers of Lord Murugan. There was an incident where Lord Murugan was insulted. This is sad. And reprehensible (sic),” said L Murugan, head of state of the BJP in Tamil Nadu.
Narayanan Thirupathy, BJP spokesperson in Tamil Nadu said, “DMK is anti-Hindu. DMK is paying money to these kinds of people to abuse our religion, the majority religion, to win the votes of Christians.”
Shriraj Nair, a member of the VHP, said that Stalin should understand the mistakes made by people in the past. “Those who have indulged in appeasement politics have been wiped out of history,” he told Times Now.
Political action is gathering momentum in the southern state, which will be put to a vote next year. The political equations in the state will be redefined after the long-awaited entry of superstar Rajinikanth and the electoral ambitions of actor Kamal Haasan.
