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Lighting of deepam in Thirupparankundram can’t be stopped by anyone: Union Minister
Though the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court had granted permission to light the lamp in Thirupparankundram, the State government was acting out of political animosity, says Dharmendra Pradhan
"Let Lord Shiva Forgive Them": Union Minister On Deepam Row In Tamil Nadu
The opposition to lighting the lamp atop the Thirupparankundram hill was politically motivated and lacked understanding of the cultural significance, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday.
Single Judge Swaminathan of the Madras High Court had issued an order on the 1st that the Karthigai Deepam should be lit in the deepathan on the top of the Thiruparankundram hill. Following that order, on the 3rd, the day of Karthigai Deepam, Hindu organizations engaged in an argument with the police and protested because the Karthigai Deepam was lit nearby at the Pillayar temple instead of in the deepathan on the top of the Thiruparankundram hi…
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