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TVK Slams BJP Over Thiruparankundram Deepam Row
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News18•12-10-2026, 15:49
TVK Slams BJP Over Thiruparankundram Deepam Row
- •TVK leader CTR Nirmal Kumar accused the BJP of disturbing peace by interfering in the Thiruparankundram hill controversy in Tamil Nadu.
- •The TVK urged political parties not to politicize religious issues or disrupt public harmony.
- •Nirmal Kumar claimed that devotees faced obstacles and restrictions during the recent Vel Puja due to BJP involvement.
- •The controversy follows tensions over religious activities on Thiruparankundram Hill in Madurai regarding cooking food for the Malai Mel Kumarar festival.
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The TVK accused the BJP of interfering in the Thiruparankundram hill controversy and politicising religious issues, which allegedly created difficulties for devotees and disrupted public harmony.
The TVK-led Tamil Nadu government challenged the Madras High Court order that permitted the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at a stone pillar near a dargah atop the hill.
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan strongly criticized the minister, accusing him of framing the struggle for religious rights as a threat to public peace and questioning his arguments.
