Many people tried to destroy... but they all failed: RSS’s Vaidya

Pune: Reacting to the ongoing ‘Sanatana Dharam’ row, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Joint General Secretary Manmohan Vaidya on Saturday said that many people have tried to destroy it but they all failed in their attempts, adding that word ‘Dharam’ cannot be translated into ‘religion’ in English.

“They are talking about destroying Sanatana Dharam. Dharam does not mean religion. We should find out what is in the minds of those who keep talking like this. There were many people who tried to destroy Dharam but they failed in their attempt,” Manmohan Vaidya said at a media here.

The row over ‘Sanatana Dharam’ started after Tamil Nadu’s DMK Minister and Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin called for its eradication while comparing it to diseases like dengue.

The BJP has been targeting the I.N.D.I.A. bloc over Udhayanidhi’s comment with PM Narendra Modi recently taking the attacking role on Thursday.