Adding to the day's excitement, fans were treated to an extravagant surprise earlier – the grand title teaser of Kamal Haasan's highly anticipated collaboration with acclaimed director Mani Ratnam, 'KH234',
Earlier, Modi said to his council of ministers that the DMK leader's remarks needed a proper response. Now, he has come before the general public and reacted to the remark for the first time.
The attack on Udhayanidhi was escalated after Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervened in the matter and instructed the party leaders to respond to the DMK Minister.
By likening the Sanatan Dharma to Malaria, Dengue, and COVID-19, the DMK Minister said that 'we shouldn't oppose the Sanatan Dharma, rather we have to eradicate it' like these diseases.
Acharya announced a bounty of Rs 10 crore on Monday for beheading Udhayanidhi Stalin and in a viral video, he was seen cutting Udhayanidhi Stalin's picture and setting fire on it.
Udhayanidhi Stalin wrote on social media, "I stand firmly by every word I have spoken. I spoke on behalf of the oppressed & marginalized, who suffer due to the Sanatan Dharma."
Udhayanidhi Stalin has gained a national spotlight as he was the talking point for several BJP leaders including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh in the poll-bound Rajasthan.
Udhayanidhi Stalin's single remark has sparked fury from the BJP leaders that they have to speak about him to woo voters in the states where he is an outsider.