Why is the Manusmriti So Controversial? kuchbhi.com/life-style/why-is-the-manusmriti-so-controversial.html Ajay Lulia
November 6, 2020
If there is one text that has been in the limelight in the last few days in South and North India, it is the Manusmriti. In Tamil Nadu, the legal text was quoted by VKC party leader Thirumavalavan in his interpretation of the Hindu Dharma where he says God created all women as ‘prostitutes.’ The use of such an adjective led to an uproar with BJP leader Khushboo seeking an apology and another state secretary filing a complaint, resulting in Thirumavalavan being charged with willful provocation (Section 153a) among others.
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