Efforts on to 'insult' Sanatan Dharma, but Rahul Gandhi and Uddhav Thackeray silent: Anurag Thakur
The Hindu
Anurag Thakur claims opp. is silent on insults to Sanatan Dharma & blames Rahul Gandhi & Uddhav Thackeray.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on September 11 said efforts were being made to "insult" Sanatan Dharma and hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray for staying silent over it.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader's remarks came amid a political row after DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin blamed Sanatan Dharma for promoting division and discrimination among people and said it should be eradicated.
Also, DMK leader A. Raja had likened Sanatan Dharma to diseases like leprosy and HIV which had social stigma.
To a query by reporters here on Rahul Gandhi's statement that he has read Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita and that there is nothing Hindu about what the BJP does, Mr. Thakur said, "The opposition should break its silence on insults to Sanatan Dharma." "The opposition is limited to insulting the Sanatan Dharma. This shows their mentality and efforts are going on one after another to insult the Sanatan Dharma," the Minister claimed.
Asked about Rahul Gandhi's comments over the India versus Bharat debate, Mr. Thakur said some people have the habit of "spreading fear and confusion and telling lies". They have done this all their lives, he added.
On Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray's statement that a "Godhra-like" incident may take place after the inauguration of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Thakur claimed some people have forgotten their ideology for the greed of power.
"I don't know what Balasaheb (late Shiv Sena founder and Uddhav Thackeray's father) would have thought today and what Uddhav ji is doing today for the greed of power. Rahul ji and Uddhav ji did not say a word when so many things were said about Sanatan Dharma," Mr. Thakur added.
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