Behind Stalin's new Hindu drift

October 10, 2015 12:54

A Correspondent: "90 per cent of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam cadre are Hindus" -- This statement by M K Stalin has created tremors in the party.

Stalin's statement is being interpreted in the context of his visit to a Vaishavite temple where he received honours like Angawastharam and crowning his head with silk clothes etc.

He ate Tulsi and drank the holy water, which is the residual after bathing the Vaishavite God.

Rival All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leaders describe such new turns as a political stunt ahead of the 2016 polls in Tamil Nadu.

Interestingly, the state Bharatiya Janata Party unit has welcomed Stalin's remarks.

Stalin also admits in his Facebook comment that M Karunanidhi has begun writing the autobiography of Ramanujar, which is now being telecast as a soap opera in Kalaignar TV.

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