Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first reaction to the Sanatana Dharma controversy, has said the remarks of Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin "needs proper response". His response came a day after Udhayanidhi Stalin cited the Central government's omission of an invite to President Droupadi Murmu for the inauguration of the new parliament as an example of discrimination by practitioners of Sanatana dharma.
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00:00 PM Modi, in his first reaction to the Sanatan Dharm controversy, has said that the remarks
00:08 of Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin needs proper response.
00:13 Modi's response came a day after Udhayanidhi Stalin cited the central government's omission
00:18 of an invite to President Draupadi Murmu for the inauguration of the new parliament as
00:23 an example of discrimination by practitioners of Sanatan Dharm.
00:27 PM Modi, in an informal chat with the ministers during the cabinet meeting, raised the issue
00:33 and said that the ministers should give a befitting reply to the Sanatan Dharm debate.
00:38 They should learn about the subject and present facts to counter the opposition leaders in
00:42 the Sanatan row without letting the India vs Bharat controversy eclipse the Sanatan
00:47 row.
00:48 PM Modi also cautioned that only party spokespersons should speak on the India vs Bharat issue,
00:54 the report said.
00:55 The minister, the son of Chief Minister M.K.
00:58 Stalin, has refused to apologise for his comment that Sanatan Dharm is akin to a disease and
01:03 should be eradicated.
01:05 He has repeatedly said he is ready to face any legal action for his comments.
01:10 There are reports that attempts are being made to get the Tamil Nadu governor's sanction
01:13 to initiate action against him.
01:16 Tamil Nadu CM M.K.
01:17 Stalin's son Udhayanidhi Stalin spoke to the controversy after he compared Sanatan
01:20 Dharm with dengue and malaria and stressed that Sanatan Dharm should be done away with.
01:26 The comment triggered a massive political controversy with BJP leaders questioning India
01:30 leaders whether it is the collective opinion of the opposition.
01:33 Udhayanidhi was also accused of encouraging genocide.
01:36 Udhayanidhi stood by what he said and clarified that his comment was against caste-based society.
01:43 He denied that his comments were genocidal and said when PM Modi talks of Congress-Mukthar
01:48 Bharat, he does not speak of erasing all Congress people.
01:52 The comment also put some allies of the new opposition bloc India in a delicate spot ahead
01:56 of a series of state elections by the year-end and the general elections next year.
02:01 The Congress has taken a nuanced stance, saying all religions should be respected and people
02:06 have the right to express opinions.
02:08 Younger leaders of the Congress like Priyank Hargay and Karthik Chidambaram have backed
02:13 Stalin Jr.
02:14 So has CPM's D.Raja.
02:16 Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party and Mamata Banerjee's Srinamool Congress have made their
02:21 disapproval clear.
02:23 [music]