‘First apply for Hindus’: Stalin’s DMK criticizes PM Modi’s remarks on Uniform Civil Code

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code across the country, saying it should first be implemented on Hindus. Targeting PM Modi, DMK leader TKS Elangovan said that it should first be implemented for Hindu religion.

Elangovan said, “Uniform Civil Code should be implemented in Hinduism first. Every person including Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should be allowed to worship in any temple in the country.” “We don’t want the UCC just because the Constitution has given protection to every religion,” Elangovan said.

PM Modi strongly advocated for UCC

Significantly, PM Modi had said on Tuesday that the country cannot run with two laws and the Uniform Civil Code is a part of the Constitution. “Today people are being instigated in the name of UCC. How can the country run on two (laws)? Constitution also talks about equal rights…Supreme Court has also asked to implement UCC. They (Opposition) People are playing vote bank politics,” he said.

After flagging off five Vande Bharat Express trains on Tuesday morning, PM Modi addressed booth workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bhopal. “Will a family run if there are two different rules for people? How will a country run? Our Constitution also guarantees equal rights to all people,” PM Modi at BJP’s “Mera Booth” in Bhopal today Addressing the party workers, he said. Strongest campaign.

Targeting the opposition, PM Modi said, “Whoever talks in favor of triple talaq, whoever advocates it, those vote bank hungry people are doing great injustice to Muslim daughters. Triple talaq is only applicable to daughters.” does not do injustice to the , The whole family is ruined”.

He questioned that if “triple talaq” is an integral part of Islam, then why it is not practiced in Muslim-majority countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Qatar, Jordan and Syria. Citing the example of Egypt, where he was on a visit last week, PM Modi said the country had abolished triple talaq 80-90 years ago, even though 90 per cent of its population is Sunni Muslims.

The Prime Minister further said that people are being instigated in the name of Uniform Civil Code. He further said, “The Muslim brothers and sisters of India have to understand which political parties are taking advantage of them by inciting them. We are seeing that work is being done to incite such people in the name of UCC.”

He said that the politics of appeasement has left many people including Pasmanda Muslims behind. “Pasmanda Muslims have become victims of politics. Some people are doing appeasement politics to break the country. BJP cadre should go and explain this to Muslims and educate them so that they don’t become victims of such politics.” Modi said.

Modi accused the opposition in the country, saying, “If they were supporters of Muslims, Muslim brothers would not have been poor or deprived…Supreme Court has also asked to implement UCC. But these people are only hungry for vote bank.” Are.” Employing vote-bank politics of appeasement.

It is noteworthy that Part IV of the Indian Constitution, Article 44, corresponds to the Directive Principles of State Policy, which mandates the State to provide its citizens with a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) throughout India.