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flag Court upholds right to light Karthigai Deepam at Tirupparankundram temple, banning public participation.

flag 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. flag The court ruled the pillar belongs to the temple and dismissed concerns about public order as unfounded and possibly politically driven. flag It mandated that only temple authorities and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department can conduct the ritual, banning public participation. flag 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. flag The DMK said it would consider challenging the decision in the Supreme Court.

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