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Chennai, Mar 31 (UNI) The ruling DMK and the prinicpal Opposition AIADMK are bracing up for intense battle as the two major Dravidian parties are locked in a direct contest in 121 of the total 234 seats in the April 23 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu With the filing of nominatons commencing for the high stake four-cornered contest, the on field battle between the two ar rivals, which had been ruling the state alternatively for the last six decades, gained momentum as both the parties gear up f ...Read More >
CHENNAI: DMK youth wing secretary and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday took a swipe at AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for beginning his campaign from Mylapore, a seat contested by the BJP as part of the NDA. His [Palaniswami's] ideological leaders are Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, while ours are Periyar, Anna and Kalaignar, he said. Udhayanidhi began his election rally on Monday after paying floral tributes to former chief minister CN Annadurai at the Anna Memo ...Read More >
Chennai, Mar 2 (PTI) DMK would struggle to win even 25 to 30 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections if the Congress exits its alliance, TVK leader C T R Nirmal Kumar claimed here on Monday. Speaking to reporters following a series of state-wide cadre meetings, Kumar asserted that the ruling party's current strength is heavily dependent on its partners. "If the Congress is not there, DMK cannot cross 25 to 30 seats. This is the ground reality today. Even in 2006, the DMK would not have crosse ...Read More >
Madurai: The stone pillar atop Thiruparankundram hill in Madurai district is situated in an area belonging to Sikandar Badusha Dargah, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board said in Madras HC on Tuesday.A submission to this effect was made by the wakf board during a hearing on a batch of appeals challenging a single judge's order directing the Subramaniya Swamy temple management to light Karthigai Deepam at the stone 'Deepathoon' (lamp post) on one of the peaks of Thiruparankundram hills, apart from the other us ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Dec 17 (PTI) Concerns raised by district authorities over public disorder if Karthigai Deepam (lamp) was lit on a stone pillar near a dargah atop the Thirupparankundram hill, was "non-existent" aimed at stopping the Tamil culture, senior advocate S Sriram submitted before the Madras High Court on Wednesday. When the state was "unwilling" to enforce their rights, then the public could seek its enforcement, Sriram said, advancing his arguments on behalf of the devotees oppos ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 17 (ANI): The controversy over the lighting of Karthigai Deepam at the stone Deepathoon at Thiruparankundram continues to snowball. Sikkandar Dargah Secretary Arif Khan, has now claimed that there is no evidence which suggests that lamps have traditionally been lit at the hill. He further asserted that lamps have been lit only at the Uchi Pillaiyar Temple, and added that in earlier court orders, the structure was not described as a deepathoon (lamp pillar) ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 17 (ANI): The controversy over the lighting of Karthigai Deepam at the stone Deepathoon at Thiruparankundram continues to snowball. Sikkandar Dargah Secretary Arif Khan, has now claimed that there is no evidence which suggests that lamps have traditionally been lit at the hill. He further asserted that lamps have been lit only at the Uchi Pillaiyar Temple, and added that in earlier court orders, the structure was not described as a deepathoon (lamp pillar) ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 16 (ANI): Members of the Narikuravar community staged a vibrant procession in Madurai on Tuesday, urging the Tamil Nadu government to implement the Madras High Court's directive to light the lamp atop the Deepathoon on the stone pillar at Thirupparankundram hill. Dressed as deities and raising slogans, the community highlighted their cultural and religious demands. The protesters also urged the Tamil Nadu government to take immediate action to facilitate t ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK government over its stand in the Thiruparankundram hill lamp-lighting case, accusing it of hurting Hindu religious sentiments and undermining Sanatan Dharma. The party has demanded a public apology from Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister P.K. Sekar Babu for what it described as "insulting remarks" against Tamil God Murugan. The controversy arose during the hea ...Read More >
A group of Thiruparukundram residents will hold a fast in support of lighting the lamp ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Tamil Nadu advocate general questioned the authenticity of the Deepathoon practice on Thiruparukundram hill * The state claimed Karthigai Deepam has been lit near Uchipillaiyar temple for over 100 years * The government challenged a December 1 order allowing temple administration to light the Deepam on the hilltop Did our AI summary help? Let u ...Read More >
MADURAI: Members of several organisations including the Tamil Nadu Narikuravar Federation, Madurai Muslim Makkal Sangam, Bharathiya Forward Block and Madurai Vadakku Vitta Nadar Uravinmurai submitted petitions to the district collector on Monday during the grievances redressal meeting urging him to take steps to light the deepam in the deepathoon atop Thiruparankundram hill, in accordance with the directions given by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court. President of Madurai Muslim Makkal ...Read More >
MADURAI: The state government told the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday that the ancient stone pillar or 'deepathoon' located atop the Thiruparankundram hill belongs to Jains and not Hindus. The state also told a bench of Justices G Jayachandran and KK Ramakrishnan that the relief sought in the petitioner's plea is in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation but was styled as a private petition in an attempt to do 'forum shopping'. The averments were made by senior counsel N J ...Read More >
The Madras High Court on Friday asked the Tamil Nadu government if it had a problem with the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at the stone pillar atop the Thiruparankundram hills, as the court heard a batch of petitions linked to the case. Opening the proceedings with what it described as the central issue, the court asked, "What is the problem in lighting the Deepam on the hill if there can be better visibility?" The matter came up in the backdrop of a contentious dispute regarding whether th ...Read More >
Madurai: The stone pillar situated atop Thiruparankundram hill near Madurai was built by Jain saints and does not belong to Hindus, Tamil Nadu govt told Madras high court on Monday, quoting books by archaeologists.There are similar pillars on other hills in Madurai district, including one at Samanar hills -- an ancient Jain heritage site in Keelakuyilkudi -- and at Shravanabelagola, a Jain pilgrimage site in Karnataka, the senior counsel for the joint commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitab ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent directions to protect the independence of the judiciary and to prevent "intimidation and communalisation of judicial orders", following recent rulings delivered by Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court. The PIL, filed by advocate G.S. Mani under Article 32 of the Constitution, stated that the petition has been moved not to defend any individual judge, but "to ...Read More >
The Tamil Nadu police on Friday registered a case against 113 people, including Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran and senior party leader H Raja, who participated in a protest on December 4 to push for the lighting of a lamp at the top of the Thirupparankundram hill, officials said. IMAGE: The Thirupparakundram temple in Tamil Nadu. Photograph: Screen grab/ANI video/X They were booked for disturbing the public peace, among others. Nagenthran and Raja were among those detained by the ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Sep 1 (PTI) AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday questioned the Tamil Nadu government's decision to reward the state police chief with a plum post before his retirement and in appointing an in-charge DGP in his place. Also, he took potshots at Chief Minister M K Stalin's official trip to Germany and wondered if it was really meant to attract investments to Tamil Nadu. Terming it as "politically motivated," the posting of Shankar Jiwal, as the first ch ...Read More >
The Madurai bench of the Madras high court delivered a split verdict on a batch of pleas filed involving the Thiruparankundram Hill which was in the spotlight during the Murugan conference after right wing groups took offence to meat eating on the hilltop which has both a Murugan temple and a dargah. The different pleas sought renaming the Thiruparankundram hill as Sikander hill, renaming the Samanar (Jain) hill, permitting animal sacrifice, and construction work. The bench comprising justices ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: The meeting between auditor S Gurumurthy and former Chennai Corporation Mayor Saidai S Duraisamy held with PMK leader S Ramadoss on Thursday, was a personal meeting and the BJP had nothing to do with it, said BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran. Nagenthran visited Erode on Thursday to pay condolences to BJP Modakurichi MLA Dr C Saraswathi's daughter Karunambika Kumar and met media persons at Coimbatore airport. He said that the issue within PMK is an internal issue and it cannot ...Read More >
Madurai: Authorities in Tamil Nadu's Madurai have issued prohibitory orders in Tamil Nadu's Madurai amid a protest call by Hindu outfits on Tuesday against animal sacrifice at the Sikandar Dargah on the Thiruparankundram Hill, which also houses a Hindu temple. The prohibitory orders have been issued by Madurai District Collector Sangeetha under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), previously section 144 of CrPC since Monday morning till Tuesday midnight to preempt possi ...Read More >
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