Let All Hindus Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Aloud” – H. Raja Calls Out Anti-Hindu Reactions
Senior BJP leader H. Raja has stirred conversation with his post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), where he urged all Hindus to chant “Jai Shri Ram” aloud, condemning what he called anti-Hindu forces in Tamil Nadu.
This comes in the wake of Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi chanting “Jai Shri Ram” while speaking at a Kamban Vizha (a cultural event celebrating Tamil poet Kambar, who wrote the Ramayana in Tamil). Raja questioned the backlash against the Governor, asking:
“If not the name of Shri Ram, the hero of Kamba Ramayanam, what else can be chanted at a Kamban festival?”
He criticized the double standards shown by political and ideological opponents. Raja pointed out that Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister Sekarbabu once attended a Christian prayer event and joined in shouting “Hallelujah,” yet no one raised objections then. He accused critics of displaying blatant anti-Hindu bias by only reacting negatively when the Governor chanted a Hindu mantra.
Further intensifying his critique, Raja mentioned that Dravidian model politicians had shouted “Periyar Vaazhga” (Long live Periyar) in Parliament – the very place that represents India’s Constitution – while burning copies of the Constitution during past protests, and declaring Indian Independence Day as a day of mourning based on E.V. Ramasamy’s ideologies.
He said:
“The very name of Shri Ram is enough to make these Dravidian elements anxious. That shows their deep-rooted discomfort with Hindu culture.”
In a sharp political dig, Raja recalled that M.G. Ramachandran (MGR), the legendary Tamil actor and former Chief Minister who bore the name “Ramachandran” (meaning Lord Rama), kept the Dravidian parties away from power for 13 years. Raja sarcastically added that now, with the Governor chanting “Jai Shri Ram,” it probably reminded them of those political setbacks.
This statement has intensified the ongoing clash of cultural, political, and religious ideologies in Tamil Nadu. While one side views “Jai Shri Ram” as a devotional and cultural symbol, the other sees it as a politically loaded slogan
