Jitendra Awhad sparks row, says 'Sanatan Dharma ruined India'; BJP MP Medha Kulkarni, Shiv Sena's Shaina NC hit back

Jitendra Awhad sparks row, says 'Sanatan Dharma ruined India'; BJP MP Medha Kulkarni, Shiv Sena's Shaina NC hit back

Jitendra Awhad said that ‘there was never any religion called Sanatan Dharma’ and this ‘so‑called Sanatan Dharma denied Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj his coronation’

“Sanatan Dharma ruined India”: NCP-SCP MLA’s remarks following Malegaon acquittals trigger Hindutva outrage

NCP-SCP MLA Jitendra Awhad said that Sanatan Dharma has “ruined India,” describing its ideology as “perverted,” following the acquittal of all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts by a special NIA court. Addressing reporters, Jitendra Awhad said, “Sanatan Dharma has ruined India. There was never any religion called Sanatan Dharma, we are followers of Hindu Dharma.” He went on to claim that “it was this so-called Sanatan Dharma that denied o…