PM Modi reacts to Udhayanidhi's ‘Sanatan Dharma’ remark, says it needs “proper response”
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has responded to controversial remarks made by DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin regarding 'Sanatan Dharma' during a Council of Ministers meeting ahead of the G20 summit in Delhi. According to a report published by Theweek.in Modi also urged his ministers to avoid making comments on the ongoing 'India vs Bharat' controversy and to respond properly to Udhayanidhi Stalin's remarks.
During the meeting, Modi emphasized the importance of sticking to the facts as per the Constitution and discussing the contemporary situation rather than delving into history. He directed his ministers to address the issue responsibly.
Udhayanidhi Stalin, who serves as Tamil Nadu's Youth Welfare Minister and is the son of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, had stirred controversy with his comments about Sanatan Dharma. He allegedly likened it to diseases like coronavirus, malaria, and dengue, stating that such practices should be eradicated rather than opposed.
His remarks triggered political outrage, with the BJP accusing the opposition INDIA alliance, of which the DMK is a major partner, of being anti-Hindu. Udhayanidhi later clarified his comments, stating that he did not call for the genocide of people following Sanatan Dharma but condemned the caste differences associated with it.
Further details about the Council of Ministers meeting are awaited.
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Gujarat man held for impersonating govt official, duping people with forged letters
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.
Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.
Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.
“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.
One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.
Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.
Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.
“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.
