Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Goyal stated that Tamil Nadu deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin made an audacious and reprehensible demand to eradicate Sanatana Dharma itself in September 2023. He added that a few months later, the lighting of the lamp on the Thiruparanku
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson C R Kesavan lauded the Madras High Court's judgment, which upheld Justice GR Swaminathan's order regarding the lighting of lamps on the "Deepathoon" in Tirupparankundram temple on Tuesday.
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld Justice GR Swaminathan's order regarding the lighting of lamps on the "Deepathoon" in Tirupparankundram temple.
The Madras bench, consisting of Justices G Jayachandran and KK Ramakrishnan, observed that the district administration ought to have treated the issue as an opportunity to bridge the gap between the communities through mediation.
"Stalin lectures others about religious tolerance, harmony, and secularism, but his son says Sanatan should be eliminated. His leader, A Raja, has said that Hinduism and Hindus are like AIDS. The DMK government is denying the rights of Hindus by not allowing them to light lamps at temples
On Sunday, the protesters demanded that, as per a court order, Karthigai Deepam be lit at the pillar near the dargah during the Tamil month of Karthigai. They objected to the permission granted for the flag-hoisting ceremony, as the court's directive on the lighting of the lamp had not be
DMK leader TKS Elangovan on Thursday stated that the Karthigai Deepam has been lit in a particular area for hundreds of years and claimed that the opposition is plotting against the Hindu community in the Thiruparakondram, who have been lighting the lamps on the hilltop for years.
Sikkandar Dargah Secretary Arif Khan, on Wednesday, commented on the lighting of a lamp atop the stone pillar at Thirupparankundram hill, saying there is no evidence which suggests that lamps have traditionally been lit at the hill.
BJP leader K Annamalai on Tuesday called for abolishing the Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) of Tamil Nadu, which is opposing the directive to light the lamp atop the Deepathoon on the stone pillar at Thirupparankundram hill.
The procession, which began from the Anna Bus Stand area, moved towards the Madurai District Collectorate with participants dressed as Lord Murugan, Valli, Rama, Anjaneya, Perumal, Narayanan, and other deities, reflecting the community's rich cultural heritage.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday lit the 'Swahid Pranam Jyoti' at the Swahid Smarak Kshetra constructed by the Government of Assam at Pachim Boragaon in Guwahati, on the eve of Swahid Divas.