Mr.M.K.Stalin and his ministers are in the habit of ridiculing and bashing what they assume to be Sanatana Dharma. According to them, Sanatana Dharma is divisive, hierarchical and dehumanisation of a section of society. If some philosophy is really like this, it has to be condemned and done away with.
The problem is not with Sanatana Dharma. It is with their understanding of what is Sanatana Dharma. Sanatana Dharma means eternal dharma. Qualities like truth which are for ever are the constituents of this Dharma. Stalin and his followers interpret this Dharma narrowly and wrongly and then make caustic comments.
These critics attribute divisiveness to Sanatana Dharma by assuming that people are bracketed into different groups by birth. Sanatana Dharma clearly points out that people differ because of their qualities and not because of their birth. For example, sloka 41 of 18th chapter of Bagavad Gita says,
brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapa
karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ
Meaning: The duties of the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras—are distributed according to their qualities, in accordance with their guṇas (and not by birth).
Many Azhwars and Nayanmaars who are held in high esteem by believers in Sanatana Dharma were born in what are unfortunately considered as lower castes. People respect them for their qualities and do not disrespect them for the families they were born in.
One should understand a philosophy first before attempting to make rabblerousing comments.
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