Minister threatens to 'pull out tongues' of people against Sanatana Dharma
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New Delhi: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday attacked people who spoke against Sanatana Dharma, saying "their tongue will be pulled out and their eyes will be plucked out."
During the BJP's Parivartan Sankalp Yatra, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti spoke at an election rally in Rajasthan's Barmer and said, “Some people are trying to end Sanatana Dharma that our ancestors preserved at the cost of their lives.”
“We will not tolerate them anymore. I want to inform those who speak against Sanatana Dharma that we will pull out their tongues if they do so. Those who look at it with disdain, we will pluck out every such eye,” said the minister in the rally, India Today reported.
Gajendra Singh said, “Anyone who speaks against the Sanatana Dharma will not be able to establish their political power and stature in the country”.
Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of AIMIM, tweeted the minister's video along with a statement criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, writing, "As G20 is over and Point 78 of declaration has no relevance, the Honourable Minister of Narendra Modi Cabinet advocates violence. So now it is going to be an “Open Season”.”
In the meantime, BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya responded to remarks made about Sanatana Dharma by actor Prakash Raj and DMK politician Udaynidhi.
She said, "No one has the capacity to end Sanatana Dharma. People like DMK leader Udaynidhi and actor Prakash Raj, who make such statements about Sanatana Dharma, are not heroes but villains who speak against the country. They have no idea about what we are doing. The people who called Sanatana Dharma a disease like leprosy, malaria, dengue, and AIDS, should also experience the suffering of these diseases. This is my prayer to God.”
Udhayanidhi Stalin asserted earlier this month that Sanatana Dharma is against social justice and equality and should be eradicated.
He compared Sanatana Dharma to coronavirus, malaria, and fever brought on by the dengue virus and mosquitoes, saying that these things shouldn't be opposed—instead, they should be exterminated.
His comments aroused uproar, and the head of the BJP's IT department, Amit Malviya, claimed the DMK leader had advocated for the "genocide" of 80% of the population, who practise Sanatana Dharma.