The top court was hearing plea filed by Tamil Nadu advocate B Jagannath through advocate G Balaji against the remarks made by the DMK leader on Sanatana Dharma at a recent conference in Chennai.
The petitioner said that the September 2 conference should be declared unconstitutional for being violative of the right to freedom of religion. It was also prayed that a criminal complaint should be lodged against Udhayanidhi Stalin.
The plea also sought an injunction to restrain the Tamil Nadu minister from making such remarks and to prevent the holding of such events in future.
“One that can understand that if the conference was to eradicate casteism & Varnashrama Dharma then it can be termed as a welcome one. However, it is different especially the tenor and intention of the conference and the manner in which the same was conducted by the organisers was specifically done to spread hatred, venom and abuse and make derogatory statements against Hindus specifically as it is quite obvious that it is the Hindus who practice Sanatanam Dharma Religion,” the petitioner’s plea stated.
The petitioner stressed that the remarks in question hurt sentiments and signal anarchy.
The petitioner also sought appointment of a nodal officer to look into such hate speech cases as per Supreme Court orders.
The plea before the apex court was settled by Senior Advocate P Valliappan.
Source: Barandbench
