The Indian Express

On September 2, Udhayanidhi Stalin, the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of the State of Tamil Nadu, compared Sanatana Dharma with “dengue, malaria, fever and corona” to make the point that the former must not be merely opposed but must be eradicated like a disease.

Udhayanidhi has since doubled down on his position despite ostensibly being cautioned by his father, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M K Stalin, and T R Baalu, MP and DMK Treasurer. Not surprisingly, despite these cautionary notes, a few days ago, the former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu and currently the Minister for Information technology and Digital Services for the state, P T R Thiagarajan, threw his weight behind Udhayanidhi’s statement at a public event. Is this episode a reflection of: (a) M K Stalin’s inability to rein in such fascist Hinduphobic and Hindumisic tirades by his son and cabinet colleagues; or (b) the insincerity behind his public call to them to not press the issue further; or (c) the general hatred for Sanatana Dharma within the DMK ecosystem, which is traceable to the larger history of the Dravidian Movement?

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