"How Low Will You Go?": BJP Attacks Sonia Gandhi On "Sanatan Dharma" Row
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Sanatan Dharma row: "You are your party's biggest leader, you have all the authority, and your silence on this makes the nation anxious," Mr Prasad said.
Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad today questioned why was Congress leader Sonia Gandhi "silent" on the controversy surrounding remarks on 'Sanatan Dharma'. Calling her alleged silence "an indication of approval" to what is being said by some Opposition leaders, the BJP leader asserted that his party was proud of the Sanatan tradition, which he said gives an opportunity for all to be equal, regardless of caste or community. The Congress has said it does not agree with the remarks, but Mrs Gandhi hasn't yet made any individual comment.
"You are your party's biggest leader, you have all the authority, and your silence on this makes the nation anxious," Mr Prasad said.
The "silence on all else" but "open, shameless, unending criticism" of Sanatan is very painful. he added, referring to a recent remark by DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, who blamed Sanatan Dharma for promoting division and discrimination among people and said it should be eradicated. "Sanatana (Dharma) ought to be eradicated like malaria, dengue and mosquito and not opposed," he said.