Bengaluru:
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has sparked controversy with his comments on “Sanatani” that incorporated a warning — stay away from the right wing and remain cautious about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, the BJP’s ideological mentor, and the organisations under it. His comments come amid a row over a planned march by the RSS fort which the government had not given permission. The High Court, though, allowed it, but on a different date.
“Keep your company right. Associate with those who stand for society, not with those who oppose social change or with ‘sanatanis’,” Siddaramaiah had said after inaugurating the silver jubilee celebrations of Mysore University and dedicating the new Jnana Darshana building.
In this context, he cited the incident in which a shoe was hurled at the Chief Justice of India. “The fact that a ‘sanatani’ threw a shoe at the Chief Justice of India shows ‘sanatanis’ and orthodox elements still exist in society. This act should be condemned not just by Dalits but by everyone,” he said.
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