Hyderabad; The ongoing controversy over Sanatan Dharma was discussed in the Congress Working Committee meeting. According to Congress sources, some Congress leaders have appealed to adopt a cautious approach on the matter and not get trapped in the BJP’s agenda. Some leaders, including Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, said in the CWC meeting that the party should stay away from such issues and not get entangled in it. At the same time, former Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi has also advised his leaders not to get involved in the Sanatan dispute. He said that instead of getting trapped in this, one should focus on the poor and their issues as they have been the traditional vote bank of the party. In the meeting, both Bhupesh Baghel and Digvijay Singh said that speaking on the Sanatan Dharma controversy will harm the party and benefit the BJP.
Regarding this matter, senior party leader and former Union Minister P. Chidambaram said that the issue of Sanatan Dharma was not discussed during the CWC meeting. He said that the party believes in respecting all religions. Chidambaram said, there has been no discussion on the issue of Sanatan Dharma. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has made it very clear that the Congress Party is not ready to get involved in any controversy on the issue of Sanatan Dharma. Chidambaram said, I am not speaking for DMK, but DMK said that he is not against any religion. He is against caste oppression and things that go along with the caste system like oppression of women, oppression of Dalits.
Recently DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin had said that Sanatan Dharma is against social justice, it should be abolished. Comparing Sanatan Dharma with Corona virus, malaria and dengue, Udhayanidhi said that such things should not be opposed but should be destroyed. In Bihar, RJD President Jagdanand Singh targeted BJP and RSS and said that those who roam around wearing tilak have enslaved India. The country will not survive by building temples or demolishing mosques.
