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The Bharatiya Janata Party in Tamil Nadu has raised objections against political rivals, alleging derogatory references to Hindu religious chants and female deities ahead of the by-elections in Madurantakam and Tarapuram. Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Nainar Nagendran accused leaders of twisting sacred Hindu mantras and using slogans invoking Shakti and Kali for political purposes. Nagendran questioned the secular credentials of these parties, alleging they target Hindu religious identities while avoiding criticism of other faiths, and asked whether similar remarks would be directed towards other religions. The controversy follows campaign speeches involving religious slogans exchanged between rival parties ahead of the upcoming by-polls.

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00:00Tamil Nadu, where the BJP has now attacked Chief Minister Vijay and also Leader of Opposition Udayanadhi Stalin
00:05and accused them of insulting Hindu goddesses.
00:09So, Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Nainar Nagindran has slammed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay
00:13and Leader of Opposition Udayanadhi Stalin,
00:16accusing them of derogatory references to Hindu religious chants and female deities.
00:22So, referring to Vijay's parashakti attack on DNK and Udayanadhi Stalin's Jai Kali jive,
00:31Nagindran asked whether those who insult Hindu deities would show the same courage towards other religions.
00:38He accused Chief Minister Vijay and Leader of Opposition Udayanadhi Stalin
00:41of twisting sacred Hindu mantras for political purposes
00:45and also called it Hindu eradicating bigotry.
00:48And Nagindran also questioned the secular credentials of political parties,
00:53alleging that they target Hindu religious identities while avoiding criticism of the other faiths.
00:59So, Tamil Nadu BJP cries Hindu goddesses insulted by Chief Minister Vijay
01:04and Leader of Opposition Udayanadhi Stalin.
01:07Om Shakti Parashakti!
01:10Om Shakti Parashakti!
01:15Om Shakti Parashakti!
01:25Om Shakti!
01:28Om Shakti Parashakash!
01:30Om Shakti Parashakti!
01:35Omikit Parashakti!
01:40Omиков High공vere!
01:46Om양번!
01:57And my colleague Apoorva is now joining us with more details on this.
02:01Apoorva, the BJP has attacked the Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition, Udhanadi Stalin,
02:05saying that these two have insulted Hindu goddesses.
02:07Give us more context to this.
02:09What are the remarks that were made and the allegation by the BJP?
02:13Well, that's right. In fact, if you do see, these are sensitive comments that have been made
02:18by BJP State President of Tamil Nadu, Nainar Nagindra.
02:23In fact, he has gone on and spoken this on the lines when just a couple of days back
02:28when the Leader of Opposition, Udhanadi Stalin, had gone ahead and said these specific words,
02:35Om Kali, Jay Kali, in his election campaign speech there.
02:38Remember, the Biphones are coming ahead in both Madhurantakam and Tarapurum.
02:43At this stage, both the TDK Chief and Tamil Nadu State President, Joseph T. Vijay,
02:50Chief Minister, I'm sorry, Joseph T. Vijay has gone ahead and also talked about Om Shakti, Parashakti.
02:57You know, so all of these slogan hearings that is going on by either the Chief Minister
03:03or by the Leader of Opposition has drawn a lot of flags from the BJP.
03:07And that's what you can see from the statements made by BJP State President Nainar Nagindra.
03:12In fact, he goes on and states that calling and recalling the names of J. Vijay, Shafi or Kali
03:20and making such cheap slogans there definitely does rise questions.
03:25He's in fact gone ahead and slammed both the PNP and the TDK saying for parties that you so-called
03:31say are secular.
03:32Is this how you treat Hindu deities and goddesses is what Nainar Nagindra has gone ahead and slammed?
03:38No, but this comes to the time when these kind of slogan hearings are just increasing between the TVK and
03:43the DMK
03:44as the Biphones are just around the corner.
03:47Absolutely, Apoorva. Thank you so much for all those details and for that context.
03:51So, the BJP ahead of the Biphones has attacked both the TVK and the DMK.
03:56The BJP has attacked the Chief Minister and as well as the leader of opposition over insulting the Hindu deities
04:02and is questioning that will the approach be the same with other religions as well.

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