Chennai: The Madras High Court has firmly asserted that no one should be allowed to promote divisive ideas or host gatherings aimed at abolishing any ideology. The court questioned why no police action has been taken against DMK ministers and officials who attended a meeting in September that advocated the “eradication” of Sanatan Dharma.
Justice G Jayachandran made this statement in an order issued on October 31 while declining to instruct the Chennai police to grant permission for a meeting seeking to ‘eradicate Dravidian ideology.’ This meeting was apparently planned as a response to the September 2 gathering where Udayanidhi Stalin, the son of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and DMK minister, called for the eradication of Sanatan Dharma.
“Co-existence of multiple and different ideologies is the identity of this country. No one can expect court to aid them to propagate ideas to create ill-will among the public. Some members of the ruling party and ministers participated in the meeting held for eradicating Sanatan Dharma and no action has been taken by the police against them, which is dereliction of duty on the part of the police,” Justice Jayachandran said in his judgement. The judge pointed out that permission was now being sought for a meeting aimed at countering the anti-Sanatan call by targeting Dravidian ideology.
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