New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that he doesn't want to condemn DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin for his remarks on the Sanatan Dharma because he has exposed himself.
Sarma's remarks came after Udhayanidhi on Saturday equated ‘Sanatan Dharma’ to ‘dengue, malaria and corona.’
Assam CM attacked the Congress party over its alliance with the DMK and said that if Rahul Gandhi doesn't snap ties with DMK, then people will confirm that the party is "anti-Hindu."
Speaking to reporters, the Assam CM said, "I have the statement of that politician & the same statement was also issued by one of the MPs of Congress P Chidambaram, I have seen more or less a similar kind of statement from Congress President Kharge. I do not want to condemn that minister from Tamil Nadu because he has exposed himself."
"But the question is will the Congress party still be in alliance with DMK...This is a test for Rahul Gandhi. He has to make a decision about whether he respects Sanatan Dharma or not...If he does not snap ties with DMK people will confirm that they are anti-Hindu," he added.
Speaking at an event on Saturday, the DMK leader had said, “There are some things which we have to eradicate and can’t merely oppose. Mosquitoes, dengue, fever, malaria and corona, all these are things which we cannot oppose, we have to eradicate them. Sanatanam (Sanatan Dharma) is like this.”
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram defended him saying likening his comment to a “genocidal call” is the saffron party's “mischievous spin”. However, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole distanced the grand old party from the row, saying it respects all religions and does not want to comment on the issue.