BJP Attacks DMK Govt Over Murugan Meet

The DMK is heading towards losing so they are scared. It is not right that they are giving us so much trouble NAINAR NAGENDRAN, Tamil Nadu BJP President

- Divya Chandrababu

CHENNAI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that the DMK government is trying to obstruct the Murugan conference, organised by the right wing outfit Hindu Munnai, though the Madras high court gave its permission for the meeting to be held on June 22.

The Muruga Bakthargalin Aanmeega Maanadu (Spiritual conference of devotees of Murugan) is embroiled in controversy, with the Tamil Nadu police imposing several conditions, including restricting the 11-day programme to three days.

On June 8, Union home minister Amit Shah, invited public to the event — BJP's second round of outreach in Tamil Nadu using the Tamil deity Lord Murugan after a similar attempt ahead of the 2021 assembly elections.

This also comes a year after the DMK, known to have been established with rationalist tenets, also organised a conference for Lord Murugan last year.

On June 13, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court granted permission for the event but asked the Hindu Munnani, to comply with the conditions laid down by the police in Madurai district where the event will take place.

On Sunday at a press conference, state BJP president Nainar Nagendran said that chief minister MK Stalin and minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Sekar Babu have been creating obstructions.