Jammu, Sep 09: Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana on Saturday expressed anguish over the “new trend of maligning Sanatan Dharma for realising political objectives”, saying those indulging in such slanderous campaigns are ignorant about eternal values of righteousness, compassion, purity, mercy, patience, self-restraint and forbearance, the essence of Sanatan Dharma.
Addressing a religious congregation held to commemorate Bhagwat Gayan Yagya Evam Amarnath Yatra Samapan Samaroh at historic and heritage Ram Mandir at Purani Mandi here, Rana condemned the “venom” spilled by Tamil Nadu Minister Udhaynidhi Stalin of I.N.D.I Alliance in Chennai against the Sanatana Dharma, saying this speaks how low these politicians can go to realise their evil political aspirations. “The Chief Minister’s son has exposed his ignorance about over 5000-year-old Dharma, which is a way of life and stands for universal brotherhood, peace, harmony, tranquillity and dignity of humanity,” he said.
He expressed concern over targeting Sanatam Dharam for furthering appeasement politics. “The trend becomes all the more sinister and malicious when the self-seeking politicians pick and choose the meaning of religious scriptures to suit their agenda. Such a distortion creates confusion in the society, which they actually want to create drift and divide among various sections of the society just for securing votes,” he said.
The BJP leader asked them not to test their spirit of Sehansheelta (tolerance) and mistake it as a sign of weakness, saying Sanatanis will stand for their Dharma with full might.
“I.N.D.I Alliance bloc comprising of Udhaynidhi Stalin, Kartik Chidambaram, Priyank Kharge, Swami Prasad Maurya and ilk have made a mission aggressively supported by Congress to distort and defame Sanatam Dharam which is totally unacceptable,” he said. “Being Sanatanis, we respect and regard every religion as this is the essence and philosophy of Hinduism.”