Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Sunday dismissed claims that Tamil Nadu is hostile to Sanatan Dharma, asserting that the term carries a different connotation in the state and is often associated with caste hierarchy rather than religious practice.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore said on Sunday that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) wants to keep the caste hierarchy in order, adding that "the upper caste people in the top, the lower, OBC classes and scheduled castes in the lower level of society are their order."