Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi founder Thol. Thirumavalavan on Monday condemned a lawyer, who he described as ‘Sanathana-fanatic’ for throwing an object (which he said was a ‘slipper’) at Chief Justice of India Justice B.R. Gavai, during a hearing in the Supreme Court in New Delhi. He demanded the lawyer be arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAPA) Act.
In a statement, Mr. Thirumavalavan said the culprit shouldn’t be allowed to practice as a lawyer henceforth. “We learn the culprit who threw the slipper had said India would not tolerate disrespect to Sanatana Dharma. We can conclusively say from this episode that he was a Sanatanist Sanghi,” he said.
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Mr. Thirumavalavan said that the Chief Justice of India, Justice Gavai ‘has imbibed the ideology of Revolutionary Ambedkar’ and the act of throwing a slipper was ‘an act against the Indian Constitution’. “Moreover, this incident has insulted the entire judiciary. This is one more evidence that the high-handedness of Sanatana forces is rampant across the country. In these circumstances, it is the need of the hour for democratic forces to unite in order to uproot Sanatana.”
