'Political end of those who oppose Sanatan Dharma is certain': MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan

The political end of those who oppose Sanatan Dharma is certain, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on the occasion of Janmashtami on Thursday. His comment comes against the backdrop of DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, also the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, seeking the eradication of Sanatan Dharma.

The southern state's minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, while speaking at a gathering of the Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association recently, had equated the ideology of Sanatan Dharma with dengue, malaria and coronavirus.

Reciting 'yada yada hi dharmasya' shloka from the Mahabharata, Chouhan said, "Those opposing Sanatan Dharma their political end is certain. There is no beginning or end of Sanatan Dharma."

The controversy was triggered when DMK leader and Tamil Nadu CM, MK Stalin's son Udhayanidhi equated 'Sanatana Dharma' with "mosquitoes, Dengue, Malaria, fever and Corona". He also stated that it should be eradicated like these ailments. 

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Since this comment, the DMK leader has been facing a lot of opposition from political leaders. Later, Tamil Nadu CM came to defend him and said, "Udhayanidhi Stalin expressed certain comments about inhuman principles preached by Sanatan. He expressed his views on Sanatan principles that discriminate against Scheduled Castes, tribals and women, with no intention to offend any religion or religious beliefs."