New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday condemned Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks on Sanatan Dharma, accusing him of insulting Hinduism to secure extremist votes. He also challenged Vijayan to make similar remarks against other religions.

A recent statement by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan regarding Sanatan Dharma has ignited a political storm. In his remarks, Vijayan referred to Sanatan as a "caste system," which has sparked widespread debate and criticism.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticised efforts to depict Sree Narayana Guru as an advocate of Sanatana Dharma. Vijayan stated that Guru transcended Sanatana Dharma, advocating a new-age dharma for modern times.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan cautions against attempts to frame Sree Narayana Guru, who stood for equality, as a proponent of Sanatana Dharma, call

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Challenging the Sangh Parivar narrative linking Sanatana Dharma and Sree Narayana Guru, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said Guru was neither a spokesperson nor a practitioner of Sanatana Dharma.

Sanatana Dharma is nothing but ’varnasrama dharma’ (caste-based social order), which Guru had challenged and overcome, he said, adding that the new age ”humanistic dharma” advocated by him stands with time.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan warned against portraying Sree Narayana Guru as an advocate of Sanatana Dharma, emphasising that the spiritual scholar rejected caste-based systems. Pinarayi Vijayan highlighted Sree Narayana Guru's philosophy of humanistic dharma.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday cautioned against "organised efforts" to portray sage-social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, who advocated "one caste, one religion and one God for people",