Tamil Nadu
Swarajya Staff
Sep 11, 2023, 07:18 PM | Updated 07:18 PM IST
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In a video clip that is going viral on social media, K Ponmudy, the Higher Education minister in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government, can be heard saying that the I.N.D.I.A alliance was formed to fight Sanatana Dharma.
The remarks were made at the same conference to eradicate Sanatana Dharma, in which Chief Minister MK Stalin's son Udhayanidhi Stalin had equated Sanatana Dharma with diseases like malaria, corona and dengue and called for its eradication.
Ponmudy said, "Through newspapers, through media, our ideology to oppose Sanatana, I.N.D.I.A, all our friends present here have said, this I.N.D.I.A alliance has been made to oppose Sanatana.
"The parties may have differences of opinion but with regards to opposing Sanatana Dharma, there is no difference of opinion.
"All those in the alliance support establishing equality, saving minorities, saving equality among men and women. The purpose of this I.N.D.I.A alliance, created by 26 parties today, is to create social consciousness on these issues.
"All of you who have come here, however much we do in a conference, only when we win in politics, will be able to do this."
The video clip has emerged days after a number of I.N.D.I.A alliance members like the Trinamool Congress, the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that they did not agree with the remarks made by Udhayanidhi.
"I.N.D.I.A alliance is formed to fight against the principles of Santana Dharma, we may have our differences among us but the 26 parties in the alliance are united in the fight against Santana Dharma but we need political power for that"
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DMK Minister Ponmudi. pic.twitter.com/tKQTTv1VsZ