It is all known that Tamil Nadu MP and DMK leader Kanimozhi yesterday submitted an Impeachment Notice to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking the removal of Madras High Court Judge G R Swaminathan, after obtaining signatures from more than 120 MPs. Most of the news agencies have reported this news turning it into a talk of the town.
Even Andhra Pradesh’s Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan also responded on this issue and dropped a long note on his Twitter page stating that this act is, ‘Threatening Judiciary In The Name Of Pseudo Secularism’…
His post reads, “Threatening Judiciary in the name of Pseudo Secularism* When a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court delivered the Sabarimala judgment overturning a centuries-old, deeply cherished custom regarding entry into one of the most sacred Hindu sites and triggering massive social unrest and protests – no judge was impeached. Their ruling, which fundamentally altered a core religious practice, was met only with legal review petitions, not political motions for removal. Recently, when a former Chief Justice of India publicly made the scornful comment, “Go and ask the deity itself to do something now. You say you are a staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu. So go and pray now,” he faced zero accountability.
The former CJI was neither asked to apologize nor was he put through an impeachment motion. In fact, when an advocate dared to abuse the former CJI, all political parties rushed to condemn the act, strongly defending the sanctity of the judge. Yet today, the political establishment has set a dramatically different standard. A sitting High Court Judge is being targeted just because he delivered a judgment upholding the right of believers to light a Deepam (lamp) and practice a long-standing ritual on property legally recognized as belonging to a religious institution. The Constitution of India is clear – a judge can only be impeached on grounds of “proven misbehaviour” or “incapacity.”
Over 120 MPs from the INDIA Bloc, led by the DMK, have weaponized the Constitution to call for the impeachment of a Judge. This is not judicial accountability; this is blatant political intimidation. Why are certain political parties going to such extreme lengths to impeach a judge for a judgment that simply upholds the right to practice the Hindu faith? Is this not a cynical attempt to strong-arm and silence the broader judiciary? Is this motion not a signal to all judges that they must be “careful” when ruling in cases about Hindu traditional practices and faith? The selective outrage and weaponization of the impeachment process in this case expose a disturbing bias. This incident only solidifies the urgent need for a unified institutional voice.
The need of the hour in Bharat is the establishment of the Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board, where devotees actively manage their temples and religious affairs without fear of political interference or judicial overreach spurred by political vendettas. Last but not least, let me reiterate to all the so-called intellectuals, especially the pseudo seculars of the country – Practicing the Hindu faith and its rituals is also a fundamental right as per the Constitution of India to the Hindu community. Practicing Sanatana Dharma does not equate to being against any other religion or faiths. Secularism is a two-way street, and every religion has to be respected and treated equally and fairly; that includes Hindus as well. #SecularismIsATwoWayStreet #SanatanaDharmaRakshanaBoard”.
