Kashmir bills: DMK invoking Periyar on self-determination puts Congress on backfoot in Parliament

Congress in a spot over DMK MP remark on self-determination

After facing heat generated by Udhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘Sanatan Dharma’ remark, Congress was pulled into another controversy Monday after ally DMK’s MP in Rajya Sabha Mohamed Abdulla quoted Dravidian ideologue Periyar to assert the right of every race to self- determination. The remark, made by Abdulla during the debate on two bills on J&K, was objected to by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, who said the DMK MP was “abusing the platform” and had “gone to…

Kashmir bills: DMK invoking Periyar on self-determination puts Congress on backfoot in Parliament

RS chairman expunges remark of Mohammed Abdulla on discussion of Kashmir bills. Congress is forced to assert that it doesn't support quote invoked by DMK MP.