Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that “parasites of power” cannot destroy Sanatan dharma, which is eternal truth, adding that even Mughal rulers like Babar and Aurangzeb could not succeed in their evil designs.
Hitting out at Udhayanidhi Stalin, a minister in Tamil Nadu government and member of INDIA bloc, for making a controversial statement against Sanatan dharma without taking any names at a cultural programme organised at Police Lines on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami here on Thursday, Chief Minister Yogi said that even Ravan and Kansa could not harm Sanatan dharma with their arrogance and might.
Chief Minister Yogi said that pointing fingers at Sanatan dharma amounted to making a malicious attempt to put humanity in trouble.
He described Sanatan dharma as a source of energy like the Sun and added that “only a fool can think of spitting at the Sun, for the spit will naturally come back on the face of the person that spits”.
Taking a jibe at the opposition parties, Chief Minister Yogi said their future generations would live in utter shame because of their misdeeds. He emphasised that one must feel proud of India’s tradition.
Chief Minister Yogi said that all those who tried to destroy God were destroyed themselves.
“Sanatan (dharma) was insulted 500 years ago. Today Ram temple is being built in Ayodhya. The opposition is trying to do petty politics, trying to create disruption in India’s progress. But it won’t work. In every era there have been attempts to falsify the truth. Didn’t Ravan try to lie? Before that, didn’t Hiranyakashyap try to insult God and Sanatan dharma? Didn’t Kansa challenge divine authority? But, they were all destroyed in their malicious attempts. Let’s not forget that Sanatan dharma is the eternal truth, it can’t be harmed,” Chief Minister Yogi remarked.
Chief Minister Yogi said that Shri Krishna was born as the complete incarnation of Lord Vishnu to establish religion, truth and justice.
“For 5,000 years, the inspiration of Lord Shri Krishna has been continuously paving the way for the welfare of humanity in the entire world, including India. Whenever atrocities and injustice took place in India, our divine incarnations guided the society in the form of a special beam of light,” Yogi asserted.
He said that Lord Shri Krishna gave the mantra of ‘Karmanye vadhikaraste Ma phaleshu kadachana’ to common citizens during times of peace to inspire them for action. At the same time, during the crisis, he inspired the society to imbibe the mantra of ‘Paritranaya sadhunam vinashaya cha dushkritam’, to destroy the evil forces.
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Chief Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra and other dignitaries were present with the chief minister at the programme.