Supreme Court issues notice to DMK govt, Udhayanidhi Stalin over ‘abolish Sanatan Dharma’ remark
Sanatan Dharma remark – Finally, the SC eye has opened. You can clearly see that some party leaders have been targeting a particular Religion for days but most of the I.N.D.I.A alliance remains silent, Not only that, the SC receive many petition on this matter from several officers but it don’t consider it a serious matter, while in case of Nupur Sharma, they considered it a serious matter. in The sanatan dharma by several ministers, but what takes the Supreme Court so long? This question should come into people’s minds. After a long silent now the SC is taking notice.
The Supreme Court of India has issued notices to the DMK government in Tamil Nadu and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin in response to a petition filed by a Madras High Court lawyer. The petition demanded a CBI probe and an inquiry into the meeting titled ‘Sanatan Dharma Unmoolan Sammelan’, which was held on September 2. The petitioner also sought registration of FIR against Tamil Nadu.
“Mosquitoes, dengue, flu, malaria, coronavirus… we should not oppose these things. These must be removed completely. The same goes for Santanam (Hinduism). Our first task should be to destroy/eradicate Sanatanam instead of opposing it. So I thank you all for giving a befitting title to the meeting,” DMK minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said.
Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, has steadfastly refused to apologize for his comments in which he described Sanatan Dharma as a disease that must be eradicated. He reiterated his willingness to face any legal consequences for his statements.
In view of this, a lawyer from the Madras High Court had filed a petition in the Supreme Court regarding Udhayanidhi Stalin’s hate speech. Title of the case Applicant: B.,
During the proceedings, a bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi asked petitioner B. Jagannath why he had not approached the High Court earlier. Jagannath’s lawyer argued that the case was about more than just a person’s statement against a particular religion; He had to do with directing a minister and the state machinery against a specific religion. The court responded that they did not want it to become a police station.
However, as the petitioner’s counsel mentioned that similar issues related to hate speech were pending, the court decided to issue a notice in the case.
In his petition, Jagannath accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin of continuing to incite hatred against Sanatan Dharma or Hinduism.
The petition also sought a declaration that the participation of state ministers in the ‘Sanatan Dharma Ummulin’ conference held on September 2, 2023 was unconstitutional and violated Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution.
Further, the petition sought an order against the Higher Education Department of the Tamil Nadu State Government to ensure that no lectures against any Hindu religion are held in secondary schools, as per the Supreme Court judgment in the Karnataka Hijab case. Don’t be.
The petitioner urged the high court to direct the state’s Director General of Police to submit a report on how police permission was given to the conference and why no action was taken against the organizers and organizations responsible.
Further, the petition seeks to direct the Home Minister and Director General of Police of Tamil Nadu to immediately appoint a nodal officer to address hate speech in accordance with the 2018 judgment of the Supreme Court.
The petitioner expressed concern over whether the Tamil Nadu Police Department had granted permission to hold such conferences as the title of the conference suggests that its objective is to eliminate a particular religion.
The petition also questioned whether political interference influenced the granting of permission for these conferences and if permission was not granted, then why the organizers were not arrested.
Finally, the petition alleged that there was state-sponsored propaganda against Sanatana Dharma in Tamil Nadu, with meetings and conferences used to defame the religion, particularly targeting young students.