On Sunday, Mohandas Pai, the former chief financial officer of Infosys, requested that the BJP file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against MK Stalin’s Tamil Nadu government for allegedly denying temples permission to hold special pujas on January 22, the day of the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. “Please defend the Dharma! He responded to a tweet from K Annamalai, the chairman of the Tamil Nadu branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying, “Also, Pl file a PIL immediately in the Madras High Court against this anti-Hindu decision of @mkstalin.”
Very good! Pl stand up for Dharma! Also Pl file a PIL immediately in the Madras High Court against this anti Hindu decision of @mkstalin https://t.co/9SFSQ3sy5F
— Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) January 21, 2024
The DMK administration in Tamil Nadu, according to Annamalai, has pushed its “anti-Sanathana Dharma” stance to a new low by outlawing special poojas and Annadhanas in temples during the Pran Pratishtha of the Ram mandir in Ayodhya.
An outright prohibition on doing special poojas and Annadhanas in temples during Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya is an indication of how far the DMK administration in Tamil Nadu has carried their anti-Sanathana Dharma stance.
The DMK government in TN has taken their Anti-Sanathana Dharma stand to an extreme level by imposing a blanket ban on conducting special pooja and Annadhana in Temples during Pran Prathikshtha in Ayodhya.
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) January 21, 2024
The HR&CE department has denied permissions verbally & the TN Police… pic.twitter.com/fn2HXXgYJe
The Tamil Nadu Police Department has been citing “frivolous reasons” for rejecting the request to telecast the programme live on a large LED screen that the saffron party and other organisations have arranged, according to the BJP leader. The HR&CE department, which is responsible for managing the temples in the southern state, has allegedly denied permissions verbally.
“Tamil Nadu, a place of historical significance during Ramayana, has now been shadowed by shallow-minded administrators of the state. The HR&CE Minister has now reversed his decision after his misadventure blows back in his face,” he said.
BJP’s firebrand leader said that the temples in Tamil Nadu are not the property of the Gopalapuram Family to impose regulations to “suit your defunct propaganda”. “Tomorrow, cadres of @BJP4TamilNadu, along with the people of Tamil Nadu, will perform Special poojas and Bhajans in the glory of Bhagwan Shri Ram in all the Temples in TN to celebrate the historic Pran Pratikshtha in Ayodhya,” he declared.
Annamalai’s statement comes just hours after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also made similar claims that the Stalin government has banned watching live telecast of Ayodhya Ram Mandir programmes of January 22. She said there are over 200 temples for Shri Ram. “In HR&CE managed temples, no puja, bhajan, prasadam, annadanam in the name of Shri Ram is allowed,” she said.
The minister claimed that the police are stopping privately held temples also from organising events. “They are threatening organisers that they will rip off pandals. Strongly condemn this anti-Hindu, hateful action.” She further said that the state government was unofficially claiming law and order issues to justify the live telecast ban.
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department minister Sekar Babu, however, denied the claims, saying the department “hasn’t imposed any limitations on devotees’ freedom to offer food, conduct poojas in the name of Shri Ram or provide prasad in Tamil Nadu temples.”
— P.K. Sekar Babu (@PKSekarbabu) January 21, 2024
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