Tamil Nadu’s Transport Minister and DMK leader S. S. Sivasankar led to a massive controversy recently after he made a disputed claim suggesting that there is no historical evidence to prove Lord Ram’s existence. Sivasankar made this claim amid the celebration of the birth anniversary of the Chola emperor, Rajendra Chola.
Sivasankar Celebrates Birth Anniversary Of Rajendra Chola
Tamil Nadu Transport Minister and DMK leader S. S. Sivasankar was addressing an audience at an event that was held in Ariyalur, marking the birth anniversary of the Chola emperor and a great ruler Rajendra Chola. At the event, he paid tribute to the ruler and stated that he made our land proud. He suggested that we all must celebrate the anniversary of such great rulers of our Indian history.
Sivasankar Points Out Evidence Of Chola Emperor’s Existence
Furthermore, S. S. Sivasankar said that we must celebrate such events otherwise, people in India are compelled to celebrate some things that may not be backed by any evidence. He further pointed out that we celebrate Rajendra Chola because we have for us the ponds that he constructed himself, temples built by him with his name mentioned in the scriptures, manuscripts, and many other artifacts. He stated that Rajendra Chola continues to live on because of physical evidence of his existence in our history.
DMK Leader Says Lord Ram’s Existence Used To Manipulate Our History
S. S. Sivasankar then claimed that people celebrate Lord Ram who is an avatar and avatars cannot be born. He suggested that there is historical evidence of Lord Ram’s existence. Sivasaknar makes a big statement claiming that we are made to believe in Lord Ram’s existence as a way to manipulate us and our history. According to him, this is done to present another set of history as superior to our actual history.
BJP Chief K Annamalai Reacts To Sivasankar’s Remarks
BJP Chief K Annamalai from the Tamil Nadu constituency hit back at DMK, stating in a post on ‘X’, “DMK’s sudden obsession with Bhagwan Shri Ram is truly a sight to behold, who would’ve thought”. This post came after another declaration from DMK’s Law Minister Thiru Raghupathy, who mentioned that Bhagwan Shri Ram was the ultimate champion of social justice and the pioneer of secularism. Further in the post, the BJP leader called S. S. Sivasankar a ‘scam-tainted DMP Transport Minister’. He further called this comical as the DMK party has suddenly discovered an interest in the country’s history and culture.
DMK's sudden obsession with Bhagwan Shri Ram is truly a sight to behold—who would've thought?
Just last week, DMK's Law Minister Thiru Raghupathy avl declared that Bhagwan Shri Ram was the ultimate champion of social justice, the pioneer of secularism, and the one who proclaimed… pic.twitter.com/z8or4AQQML
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) August 2, 2024