The BJP welcomed the Madras High Court's decision on Wednesday to quash the FIR against Amit Malviya, its IT cell in-charge in Tamil Nadu. The party accused the DMK of having an "anti-Hindu" mindset and called for Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's removal. Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on X, "The decision by the Madurai Bench of the Hon’ble Madras High Court quashing the FIR against Amit Malviya, the national in-charge of the BJP’s IT Department, is a strong rebuke to the DMK’s narrow, anti-Hindu mindset. It is also a setback to the INDIAlliance’s anti-Hindu ideology." Goyal added the court found that "questioning or responding to Mr. Udhayanidhi’s ‘hate speech’ is not a criminal offence and that the FIR was an abuse of the legal process." He said, "Justice has prevailed. Truth cannot be put on trial, nor can the DMK’s political vendetta destroy a civilisational faith." At a press meet, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said the FIR was filed with a "vendetta mindset" to punish Malviya for "only speaking out the truth." He accused Udhayanidhi Stalin of calling for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma at a 2023 conference, comparing Hinduism to diseases like dengue and malaria. Poonawalla claimed that instead of acting against Stalin, the DMK government, police, and agencies targeted the BJP leader. Quoting the court order, he said Udhayanidhi comes from a party with a history of attacking Hinduism. The court noted, "persons who initiated hate speech are let off scot-free, but those who reacted face the law's wrath." The order added no case was filed against Stalin for hate speech in Tamil Nadu, although cases were filed in other states.