Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP on Wednesday strongly criticised the Congress and its allies—DMK, SP, and the Left—for what it termed an “unprecedented and dangerous attack” on the judiciary following their demand to remove Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court for permitting Hindus to light the Karthigai Deepam at Thiruparankundram.
State BJP Chief Spokesperson & Media Incharge, N. V. Subhash, said the Opposition’s move raises serious concerns about its attitude towards Constitutional institutions and the religious rights of the majority community.
“Who is truly undermining Constitutional institutions today—the BJP or the Opposition?” Subhash asked.
“Who is drawing communal lines and dictating what a community can or cannot practice? The Congress-led Opposition owes the nation an answer.”
Subhash stated that the BJP does not believe in issuing provocative statements, but has a duty to caution the Hindu majority that their cultural freedoms are increasingly coming under attack from parties engaged in reckless appeasement politics.
He said the DMK’s brazen behaviour in Tamil Nadu, where elections are due next year, reflects a larger pattern seen across Congress-led Opposition ranks.
“Sanatanis cannot afford to ignore what is unfolding. The majority community must use democratic means to respond to those attempting to suppress their traditions and distort their faith-based practices,” he said.
He pointed out that while the Congress and its allies routinely accuse the BJP of disrespecting Constitutional bodies, they must explain how they justified demanding action against a judge for issuing a fair and lawful order that merely protected a centuries-old Hindu tradition.
“Imagine the outrage if any political party asked another faith to stop lighting candles or performing rituals central to their belief systems,” Subhash said. “Why, then, are Hindu rituals repeatedly targeted and questioned?”
Subhash said it was disturbing that senior Congress leader Priyanka Vadra rushed to criticise the court order instead of defending judicial independence. Such responses, he said, reflect a sense of entitlement and a refusal to respect India’s plural ethos.
In this context, he cited a broader pattern within the Congress. “In a bid to please his dynast masters, even Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has started abusing his own religious faith by belittling the majority Hindus for praying to various Gods and Goddesses, who are more than three crore,” Subhash recalled.
“That is the extent to which every Congress leader—though born into the Hindu faith and continuing to practice it—chooses to demean their own rituals for political survival. It is not only condemnable but reprehensible,” he said without mincing words. He added, “None of us have any restrictions on changing our faiths. So why hesitate to embrace it openly? Our Constitution provides that protection.”
He reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas continues to guide the BJP’s approach, and accused the Opposition of attempting to create divisions and then blaming the BJP for polarization.
“India’s pluralistic culture has survived because Sanatanis are among the most tolerant people on Earth. But tolerance cannot be mistaken for weakness,” he said. “A line must be drawn when political parties repeatedly insult Hindu beliefs and undermine judicial dignity.”
Subhash urged people across Tamil Nadu and the country to stay vigilant, united and democratic in resisting any attempt—direct or disguised—to dilute their religious rights or intimidate Constitutional authorities.
“Our appeal is simple: respect every faith, but stop targeting Hindu traditions for political gain,” he said.
