Decode Politics: Why a Temple-Dargah Dispute in Madurai Reignited over a Lamp-Lighting Ritual, Set Off a Political Storm

As DMK Govt Prevents Hindus From Lighting Deepam At Thirupparankundram Hill, Muslims Themselves Light A Kuthuvilakku (Traditional Hindu-Style Lamp) Inside Sikandar Dargah

Even as the Dravidian Model DMK government has been preventing Hindus from lighting the Karthigai Deepam at the Deepathoon on Thirupparankundram Hill, videos from the hilltop dargah have emerged showing Muslim devotees lighting a kuthuvilakku, a traditional Hindu-style lamp, inside the Sikandar Dargah as part of their long-standing practice. According to locals, Muslims visiting the hilltop shrine regularly pour oil into the lamp, light it, and …

Decode Politics: Why a temple-dargah dispute in Madurai reignited over a lamp-lighting ritual, set off a political storm

Dispute at Thirupparankundram Hill over a century old; DMK accuses BJP of attempting to stoke tensions before Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, AIADMK slams detention of state BJP president at the site