'Sanatana Dharma the Only Religion, Maintained its Vitality in Every Country...': CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said there is only one religion, and that is Sanatana Dharma. He said there may be other sects and different forms of worship, but only a singular religion.

The chief minister said Sanatana Dharma has endured as the one religion as it has maintained its vitality and continues its journey under different circumstances.

“There is only one religion and that is Sanatana Dharma, which has maintained its vitality in every country, every time, every situation…Sanatana Dharma continues its journey facing all kinds of circumstances…” he said while addressing a gathering at a religious event in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district.

Adityanath has made this statement earlier, too, amid a controversy involving Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi, who had faced massive backlash on his “eradicate Sanatana Dharma” comment.

“Sanatana Dharma is the only religion, the rest are all sects and methods of worship. Sanatan is the religion of humanity and if it is attacked then there will be a crisis for humanity across the globe,” he had said last year.

Udhayanidhi’s remarks had stoked a nationwide controversy with the BJP attacking him over the issue. He had compared Sanatana Dharma to dengue and malaria and said it should not just be opposed but eradicated. He had also claimed that it was against social justice and equality.

He had said it was unfortunate that people living in India were still insulting Sanatana Dharma, which has been attacked since ancient times.

The Uttar Pradesh CM has time and again stressed on the significance of Sanatana Dharma, also calling it the “national religion of Bharat”. In fact, he had said Muslims from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are addressed as Hindus when they go to Mecca for performing Haj.