‘Religion, casteism are different’: CT Ravi on Priyank Kharge's 'Sanatana' remark
Hindustan TimesBharatiya Janata Party National Secretary CT Ravi on Wednesday responded to Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge's remark on the 'Sanatan Dharma' row and said that he will support him to remove casteism, however, he said that religion and casteism are different. Karnataka Minister Kharge on Monday, speaking on Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's statement on the 'Sanatan Dharma', had said that any religion that does not promote equality or does not ensure you have the dignity of being human is not religion. READ | Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls BJP ‘neech’, asks people not to vote for it in the LS polls On September 2, speaking at a public event, Stalin called for the 'eradication' of Sanatan Dharma and compared the same with diseases like dengue, malaria etc. Following the Sanatana row, an FIR was registered against him and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur.