Sanatan Dharma remark: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, 'Great regard for Tamil Nadu people but...'

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Sanatana Dharma Remark Row: Ayodhya seer offers ₹10 cr reward for beheading Udhayanidhi Stalin She said instead of 'condemning', one should avoid commenting on anything which may hurt the major section or the small section. "We have to remember unity in diversity," CM Banerjee added. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's son Udhayanidhi Stalin has come under severe criticism since he mentioned on Saturday that Sanatan Dharma should not merely be opposed but eradicated.

And, unfazed by the widespread opposition to his anti-Sanatan Dharma stand, he yesterday said he would continue to raise his voice against Sanatan Dharma. Also read: Sanatana Dharma Remark Row: ‘Cong, INDIA bloc should apologize’, says Rajnath Singh "I will again and again about the issue that I spoke about at the event on Saturday. I will speak more.

I told that day itself that I am going to talk about the issue which is going to irritate many and that is what has happened," Stalin said on Monday. "Sanatanam (as pronounced in Tamil) enslaved women," he said adding there once used to be the practice of Sati in which widows sacrificed their lives by jumping into their husbands' funeral pyre. "These are all Sanatanam.

This is what I stressed upon eradicating. I will continue to say so," he added. Also read: Sanatan Dharma remark row: Udhyanidhi Stalin says 'will repeat it again and again' He also said he was unfazed by any threats to his life over the issue.