A fresh FIR has been registered against Tamil Nadu Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Udhayanidhi Stalin at Mira Road police station in Mumbai over his remarks on Sanatana Dharma.
The FIR has been filed for promoting enmity between different groups (IPC 153A) and outraging religious feelings (IPC 295A).
Stalin had compared the Sanatan Dharma with diseases like dengue and malaria and called for eradication of it.
Last week, another FIR was registered in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur against the DMK leader for allegedly outraging religious feelings. The FIR also named Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank Kharge for backing Udhayanidhi’s remarks.
The two were booked under sections 295A and 153A.
Another complaint was filed against Udhayanidhi before the Muzaffarpur Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Bihar.
A controversy was erupted earlier this month after Udhayanidhi, the son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, likened Sanatana Dharma with “malaria” and “dengue” while calling for its eradication. The DMK minister argued that Sanatana Dharma is based on the caste system and discrimination.
“Rather than opposing Sanatana, it should be eradicated. The name Sanatana is from Sanskrit. It is against social justice and equality,” the minister said.
Even after it led to a huge political controversy at the national level, Udhayanidhi said he stands by his words and also stated that his comments were falsely portrayed as a call for genocide.