Madurai, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, turned emotional while addressing a gathering in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai, recalling Thiruparankundram devotee Thiru Poornachandran and sharply criticising the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu. “Today, in Madurai, I remembered Thiru Poornachandran. This happened due to the insensitivity of the DMK Government in the state,” the Prime Minister said, adding that the tragic incident weighed heavily on his heart. “At the same time, my he…
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Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld an earlier order directing that the traditional Karthigai Deepam be lit on the hilltop at Thiruparankundram Hill, dismissing an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government and the temple administration.The verdict was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan, which affirmed the order passed by single judge Justice G.R. Swaminathan.The single judge had earlier directed t…
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court will pronounce its verdict on Tuesday in the sensitive case relating to the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at the lamp pillar atop Thiruparankundram in Madurai.The case arose from a petition filed by Hindu Tamil Party leader Rama Ravikumar, seeking directions to light the Karthigai Deepam at the hilltop lamp pillar. On December 1 last year, a single Judge Justice G. R. Swaminathan allowed the plea and ordered that the ceremonial …
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) A senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Tamil Nadu has approached the Union Home Ministry and the Ministry of Law and Justice seeking urgent action against a publication that he alleges defames a sitting judge of the Madras High Court and poses a serious threat to judicial independence. In a detailed representation addressed to the Union Home Secretary and the Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, TN BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad has objected to a book, allegin…
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister P.K. Sekar Babu on Saturday accused the BJP of attempting to foment communal tension by politicising the recent controversy surrounding the Karthigai Deepam lamp at the historic Thirupparankundram hill temple, but asserted that the bid had failed.It clearly showed that “Lord Murugan himself did not support such divisive politics”, Sekar Babu said.Speaking to reporters, the minister said the BJP had t…