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The Lok Sabha connected Friday (December 5, 2025) witnessed a face-off betwixt the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) implicit the long-standing quality implicit lighting the Karthigai Deepam at the dheepathoon (pillar) atop the elevation at Thirupparankundram.
DMK leader T.R. Baalu accused the BJP of trying to “ignite communal tensions” successful Tamil Nadu, portion Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs L. Murugan alleged that the State authorities was “denying devotees their close to worship”.
As soon arsenic Question Hour started, DMK members trooped into the good of the Lok Sabha, raising the contented of lighting the Karthigai Deepam at the chromatic lamp pillar adjacent to a dargah on the hill. Their protestation forced an aboriginal adjournment of the Question Hour. Raising the substance during Zero Hour, Mr. Baalu claimed that the BJP was stoking communal sentiments successful the State. “Who should airy the deepam on the hill,” helium asked, referring to a caller bid of the Madras High Court.
When the senior DMK leader made immoderate remarks astir the High Court justice who had fixed the order, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju intervened and said determination were not acceptable. He urged the Chair to expunge the comments from the record.
Mr. Murugan accused the State authorities of suppressing devotees’ rights astatine the Subramaniya Swamy Temple. As helium spoke, DMK members approached Mr. Rijiju’s seat, prompting TDP member Krishna Prasad Tenneti — presiding astatine the clip — to impulse them to stay wrong the well.
“The State authorities is targeting a peculiar community, and instrumentality and bid successful the portion is being disturbed,” Mr. Murugan said, adding that the Tamil Nadu constabulary had detained devotees headed — under CISF extortion — to airy the Karthigai Deepam in accordance with the tribunal orders. “The constabulary not lone stopped the worshippers but besides arrested them. The Tamil Nadu BJP president has besides been taken into custody,” helium said.
On December 1, the High Court ruled that the Subramania Swamy Temple absorption was duty-bound to airy the lamp astatine dheepathoon, successful summation to the customary lamp adjacent the Uchi Pillaiyar Mandapam. The tribunal clarified that this would not infringe upon the rights of the adjacent dargah or the Muslim community.
