L. Murugan urges Stalin to apologise over deepam issue

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Union Minister of State L. Murugan connected Wednesday said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin should sojourn Thirupparankundram and apologise to the household of Poornachandran, who allegedly ended his beingness owed to the Thirupparankundram deepathoon row.

Speaking astatine Coimbatore airport, helium claimed that devotees had been seeking support to airy the Karthigai Deepam every twelvemonth [at a spot different than the customary Deepa Mandapam) and were compelled to attack the tribunal again this year.

Mr. Murugan said a Division Bench of the Madurai Bench had upheld a single-judge bid allowing the temple absorption to airy the deepam atop the chromatic pillar successful Thirupparankundram hill, noting that concerns of nationalist disturbance were unfounded and would hap lone if instigated by the State.

Despite the verdict and a contempt petition, nary enactment was taken to instrumentality the order. Instead, the territory medication imposed prohibitory orders and arrested a enactment leader. efficaciously restricting the devotees’ cardinal close to worship.

He besides alleged that a Murugan temple successful Perumanallur was being demolished by the HR&CE Department, and the Tiruppur BJP territory president, who questioned the action, was assaulted by constabulary and admitted to hospital. He powerfully condemned the incident.

Mr. Murugan said radical would thatch a acquisition to the DMK authorities successful the upcoming Assembly elections.

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Published - January 07, 2026 11:41 p.m. IST

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