Reacting sharply to the incident in Kanyakumari where a Bharat Mata statue was covered by the police citing complaints from local Christians, BJP leaders Tarun Vijay and K.J Alphons have written to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to take action regarding the same.
The statue of Bharat Mata was installed by a daily wage earner named Muthu Kumar at his ancestral temple who was then subsequently asked by the local police to remove the statue citing complaints from Christians. The police then covered the statue with a white cloth and took Muthu Kumar into custody.
The letter addressed to CM Palaniswami states that “Bharat Mata is an icon of faith and a symbol of devotion to India, that has inspired millions of revolutionaries during freedom struggle and still is an icon of inspiration for soldiers and common people alike. In Corona times we must stand united and defeat the deadly virus with solidarity.”
Mr. Tarun Vijay added “We, Hindus and Christians are one people, all children of Bharat Mata and those who try to divide us must be defeated.”
Tarun Vijay, an RSS ideological thought leader and a former BJP MP and KJ Alphons currently a Rajya Sabha MP who was also the former Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism have signed the letter.
They have demanded that the daily wage earner Mr. Muthu Kumar be helped, uphold the dignity of Bharat Mata and the respective police officers be punished.
Earlier today, members from a few Hindu organizations restored the statue. However, the statue was immediately covered again and those who tried to restore the statue have been arrested by the police.
-Statue of #BharatMata has been covered again.
-And those who tried to restore #BharatMata statue, have been arrested.
-I have sent a legal notice to the Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu Police.
-For restoration covered statue of Bharat Mata Under Constitutional Power!#BharatMataKiJai 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/XrEowixiAz— Adv. Ashutosh J Dubey (@iamashu123) May 23, 2020