At a conference organised by the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Artists Association in Chennai on September 2, 2023, Udhayanidhi Stalin had said that a few things must not merely be opposed but should be eradicated.
“Just like dengue, mosquitoes, malaria, or coronavirus need to be eradicated, we have to eradicate Sanatana,” he had said leading to widespread outrage.
It was reported by the Kannada newspaper Vijaya Tharanga. Subsequently, a private complaint was lodged.
Stalin had subsequently clarified that his statement on Sanatana Dharma was not against Hinduism or the Hindu way of life but was merely a call for ending caste based discriminatory practices.
Petitions are also pending before the Madras High Court seeking removal of Stalin as minister.
Source: Barandbench
