Justice Anitha Sumanth also asked Stalin, who is the son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, what was the basis of his understanding of Sanatana Dharma and what was the research that had gone into him equating the Varnashrama Dharma with Sanatana Dharma.
The Court also directed Stalin to submit a typed copy of the text of his speech.
The Court was hearing arguments by Stalin on a plea filed against him and State minister PK Sekarbabu and Member of Parliament (MP) A Raja by the Hindu Munnani seeking their removal from office.
On September 2, at a conference organised by the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers Artists Association in Chennai, 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.
Office bearers of right wing organisation Hindu Munnani then filed three writ petitions before the High Court taking objection to Stalin’s remarks.
They sought issuance of a writ of quo warranto seeking explanation from Stalin, Sekarbabu and A Raja under what authority were they were continuing to hold public offices despite having participated in a conference calling for the annihilation of Sanatana Dharma.
Source: Barandbench
