US EditionUdhayanidhi Stalin’s ‘eradicate Sanatana’ remark implies genocide, says Madras HC, quashes FIR against Amit Malviya
- The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed the 2023 FIR filed by Tiruchi city police against BJP leader Amit Malviya on Tuesday.
- In his post on X, Malviya alleged the minister called for the 'Genocide of 80% of the population of Bharat' and questioned the media-reported speech.
- The judge zeroed in on the Tamil word ozhippu, noting it means eradication rather than opposition, and Justice S. Srimathy found Udhayanidhi Stalin's analogy to mosquitoes and disease amounted to hate speech.
- The judge concluded the reply post was a question not attracting IPC provisions, and the court ruled continuing the case would abuse process and cause irreparable harm to the petitioner .
- The court placed the remarks in a longer history, noting a century-long pattern of the Dravidar Kazhagam and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam making statements against Sanatana Dharma and that no state-level case exists against the minister though some cases are filed in other states.
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Madras Court Cancels FIR Against Amit Malviya In Sanatana Dharma Row
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed an FIR registered against BJP leader Amit Malviya for allegedly distorting the comments made by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on "Sanatana Dharma".
Madras HC quashes police case against BJP leader Amit Malviya
Chennai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed a criminal case registered by the Trichy City Crime Branch police against Amit Malviya, a national office-bearer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in connection with a social media post related to remarks made by Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sanatan Dharma. The case stemmed from a complaint filed by Advocate Dinakaran, who is the district organiser of the DMK Advocates’ Wing. The compla…
Madras HC quashes FIR against Amit Malviya, upholds that Udhayanidhi Stalin's remarks against Sanatan Dharma was hate speech
Justice S Srimathy said, “There is a clear attack on Hinduism by the Dravida Kazhagam, and subsequently, along with the DMK, for the past 100 years, to which the minister belongs. While considering the overall circumstances, it is seen that the petitioner had questioned the hidden meaning of the minister’s speech."
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