MK Stalin Accuses BJP of Threatening Secularism and Minority Rights

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin accused the BJP-led central government of undermining the secular fabric of India and fostering an environment hostile to minorities. Speaking at a Christmas celebration in Chennai, Stalin alleged that the BJP was attempting to dismantle the core principle of secularism enshrined in the Constitution. 

"The BJP government is keen on erasing secularism and altering the Constitution to suit its divisive agenda. They dream of a single India defined by one leader, one party, one religion, one language, and one culture, which poses a grave threat to national unity," Stalin said.

Despite facing setbacks in the recent Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had not changed its course, he claimed, citing their push for "one country, one election" as part of an agenda to consolidate power and weaken India's diversity. 

Stalin,



who also serves as the president of the DMK, vowed that his party would continue to act as a safeguard for minority rights and oppose forces that seek to divide the nation along religious lines. "Every patriotic Indian will resist these efforts. India will thrive when its people live in equality and unity," he asserted.

Highlighting the Dravidian model of governance, Stalin pointed to the inclusive nature of the Christmas celebration, organized by the state’s Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. He emphasized the importance of treating all citizens equally, irrespective of their religion, and reiterated the DMK’s stance against the misuse of religion to incite hatred. "The BJP’s divisive ideas find no place in a harmonious India. This is why the people rejected them in the parliamentary elections," Stalin concluded.