On Tuesday, BJP Tamil Nadu president Okay Annamalai revived the get together’s assault over the difficulty, whereas refraining from referring to the Opposition alliance as INDIA. Sharing movies of Ponmudy’s speech on social media, Annamalai posted: “Eradicating Hinduism seems to be the primary agenda of the parties in the I.N.D.I. Alliance. This reveals the true intentions of the I.N.D.I. Alliance.”

Top BJP leaders additionally raised Ponmudy’s speech, accusing the INDIA bloc of not even sparing Sanatan Dharma as a part of its vote financial institution politics. BJP president J P Nadda stated it was a part of a well-thought-out technique of the Congress and its leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. “The Congress and the INDI Alliance should make their view clear and tell if the Constitution gives the right to make objectionable comments against any religion? Do INDI Alliance members not know the Constitutional provisions?” he stated on X, including that INDIA and the Gandhis ought to reply why “hate towards Sanatan Dharma is being bought within the identify of mohabbat ki dukan“.

Addressing a press convention in Delhi, former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad accused senior Congress leaders of staying quiet because the nation’s tradition and heritage are “insulted daily”. He referred to remarks by RJD chief Chandra Shekhar and the Samajwadi Party’s Swami Prasad Maura concerning Hindu holy books.

Prasad stated the BJP would increase this subject within the coming polls, with the agenda having been set by the Opposition. “We will talk of vikas (development) as well as virasat (heritage),” he stated.

“The BJP urges this alliance (INDIA) to come out with a categorical resolution that we completely disassociate ourselves (from the DMK’s criticism), and say that this is not our agenda,” the senior BJP chief stated.

Meanwhile, Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has stated anybody who speaks towards the Sanatan Dharma would have his tongue pulled out and his eyes gouged out.

A video of Shekhawat making the purported remarks went viral on social media. He was talking at a public rally in Barmer district of poll-bound Rajasthan final week throughout BJP’s Parivartan Yatra.

Reacting to the current feedback made by Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin towards the Sanatan Dharma, Shekhawat stated, “We have to stand up to the challenge. We will pull out the tongue of anyone who speaks against Sanatan. We will also gouge out those eyes raised against Sanatan.” “We challenge that no person who speaks against Sanatan will be able to maintain political position and power in this country. They try to attack our culture and history,” he was quoted as saying by PTI.

After Stalin’s intervention to chill tempers, Udhayanidhi too had informed his followers to let issues be and never file FIRs towards these opposing him. However, he has dug his heels in so far as his views on Sanatan Dharma go, and whereas defending them, has stored up the offensive on the BJP.

On Sunday, Udhayanidhi described the BJP as “a poisonous snake that needs to be chased out of Tamil Nadu” and in contrast its ally, AIADMK, to “a garbage mound that shelters the snake”.

With PTI inputs, Delhi