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Court upholds right to light Karthigai Deepam at Tirupparankundram temple, banning public participation.
The Madras High Court upheld a lower court's order allowing the traditional lighting of the Karthigai Deepam on the Deepathoon stone pillar at the Tirupparankundram temple in Tamil Nadu, rejecting the state government’s claims of potential unrest.
The court ruled the pillar belongs to the temple and dismissed concerns about public order as unfounded and possibly politically driven.
It mandated that only temple authorities and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department can conduct the ritual, banning public participation.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal praised the verdict as a victory for Hindu tradition, accusing the DMK-led government of anti-Hindu bias, while BJP leaders hailed it as a rebuke to divisive politics.
The DMK said it would consider challenging the decision in the Supreme Court.
La corte mantiene el derecho a encender el Karthigai Deepam en el templo Tirupparankundram, prohibiendo la participación pública.