Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan remained defiant and stood by his statement on Sanatana Dharma. He said he was cautioning against portraying social reformer Sree Narayana Guru as a spokesperson of Sanatana Dharma,

Pinarayi Vijayan had said Narayana Guru was neither a spokesperson nor a practitioner of the Sanatana Dharma but had reconstructed it to suit to the new age.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday reaffirmed his statement cautioning against "organised efforts" to portray sage and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru as a proponent of Sanatana Dharma.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan cautioned against efforts to depict Sree Narayana Guru as a supporter of Sanatana Dharma, emphasizing the Guru’s rejection

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticised efforts to depict Sree Narayana Guru as an advocate of Sanatana Dharma. Vijayan stated that Guru transcended Sanatana Dharma, advocating a new-age dharma for modern times.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Challenging the Sangh Parivar narrative linking Sanatana Dharma and Sree Narayana Guru, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said Guru was neither a spokesperson nor a practitioner of Sanatana Dharma.

Sanatana Dharma is nothing but ’varnasrama dharma’ (caste-based social order), which Guru had challenged and overcome, he said, adding that the new age ”humanistic dharma” advocated by him stands with time.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan warned against portraying Sree Narayana Guru as an advocate of Sanatana Dharma, emphasising that the spiritual scholar rejected caste-based systems. Pinarayi Vijayan highlighted Sree Narayana Guru's philosophy of humanistic dharma.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday cautioned against "organised efforts" to portray sage-social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, who advocated "one caste, one religion and one God for people",