Bengaluru Court Grants Bail To TN Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin In Case Registered Over His Remarks Against Sanatan Dharma

Udhayanidhi had made the statements in a seminar organised in Chennai for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma. The Minister had said that Sanatana Dharma was like HIV, AIDS, and Malaria, and rather than opposing it, it had to be eradicated.

The DMK leader appeared before the 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate following a court notice issued to him to appear personally.

Recently, the Karnataka High Court had stayed further investigation against the organisers. The court while granting relief had observed that “Co-existence is the mantra, although we may not agree with each other, we should respect each other. That is the cult which the constitution wants. It is not for one particular community. This country is meant for all the communities, we have been residing here and we hold it as our motherland.”

Meanwhile, the Madras High Court has strongly criticized his statements. “By equating Sanatana Dharma to HIV AIDS, Leprosy, malaria and corona, the individual respondents have revealed an alarming lack of understanding of Hinduism. Their statements are perverse, divisive and contrary to Constitutional principles and ideals and tantamount to gross dis or misinformation,” the court said.