Amid row in India, US city declares Sept 3 as Sanatana Dharma Day
opposing Sanatana, it should be eradicated," Udhayanidhi Stalin said and came under intense criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As a result of the remark on Sanatana Dharma, Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, and Congress leader Priyank Kharge were booked on Wednesday for "hurting religious sentiments".
An FIR was filed on a complaint by advocates at Rampur in Uttar Pradesh. In a tit-for-tat response to DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin being booked over his rant against Sanatan Dharma, an FIR was filed against BJP's IT cell head, Amit Malviya, for allegedly 'spreading misinformation' and 'distorting' the remarks made by the former, Trichy police said.
Meanwhile, Udhayanidhi Stalin has issued a statement over his Sanatana Dharma remark. The junior Stalin accused the saffron party leaders of "twisting" his statements and vowed: “I will face the cases filed against me legally with the guidance of the party president and on the advice of our party high command." (With agency inputs)
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