Madras HC quashes FIR against BJP leader Amit Malviya, says Udhayanidhi’s remarks on Sanatana Dharma are ‘hate speech’

The Madras High Court in Madurai quashed an FIR filed against BJP leader Amit Malviya for questioning the comments of Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin. The court ruled that Stalin's statement, which likened Sanatana Dharma to diseases like malaria and dengue, did not constitute hate speech but rather a call for its eradication. The judge found no merit in the complaint against Malviya who questioned the minister's intent and purpose behind his statements.