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When Dvaitam and Advaitam met for Sri Rama Janma Bhumi

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On Wednesday evening, Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swami visited Kanchipuram and met Sri Vijendra Saraswati Swami of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam to seek the seer’s support for the upcoming fundraising campaign for the construction of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya and also other temple related activities.

Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swami was given a traditional welcome and honoured by the Kanchi Mutt who explained the process of construction and requested the Kanchi seer’s support for the upcoming fundraising campaign and other construction activities.

Sri Rama Janmabhoomi Theertha Kshetra trust has decided to conduct a campaign for the construction of Ram Mandir for 45 days, starting from January 15, 2021, Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swami, the Peetadhipathi (Mutt Head) of Pejawar mutt is the only representative of the Trust from South India.

On November 1 2020, Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swami inspected the construction site at Ayodhya followed by the trustees meeting. Post the meeting , Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swami will be travelling across the country, meeting the Hindu religious leaders to brief about the construction process, funding and expenditures. Last month Swami visited Patanjali Ayurved Peeth at Haridwar and met Swami Baba Ramdev.

On December 8, Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swami at a Press meet in Chennai said that Kumbabishekam of Ram Mandir is expected to happen by 2024.  Sri Ram Mandir construction is estimated to cost around ₹1,400 crores and the contribution of devotees for the construction is prioritized, said Swamiji who is in Chennai on a 3 day visit. Earlier, the Pejawar Mutt head met the Honorable Governor of the State, Banwarilal Purohit and seeked his support for the construction of Sri Ram Mandir.

Sri Vishwa Prasanna Teertha Swami also visited Vyasaraja Mutt and Uttaradhi Mutt at Kanchipuram on Wednesday

The meeting between the heads of Kanchi Mutt and Pejawar Mutt gains significance as the seers belonging to two diametrically opposite schools of thought in Hindu philosophy – Dvaita and Advaita came together for the construction of Sri Ram Mandir.

Small onions puts smiles on the faces of Tiruchirapalli prison inmates

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Small onions grown by the inmates in the garden at the Trichy jail premises are being harvested and sold for ₹80 per kg. The Trichy Central Jail holds about 1,500 inmates, including convicts, who have been sentenced to life imprisonment. On the basis of number of years in prison they are assigned to work in the gardens, workshops and prison shops on the prison premises.

The proceeds from their work are used for the livelihood of the families of the prisoners involved. Every year vegetables, paddy and sugarcane are grown in the garden of the prison premises. Small onions are cultivated every year. This year, about 500 kgs of small onions cultivated by the prisoners were harvested. These are produced in organic method with natural fertilizers.

Earlier, the DIG of Trichy Jail Prisons visited the small onion harvesting program. Kanagaraj, Prison Superintendent Shankar, Prison Store Superintendent Thirumurugan and many others were present.

Malankara Church dispute: CRPF to take over Church if Kerala govt fails to implement court order before Jan 8

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Following a long-standing dispute between two Christain denomination, the Syrian Orthodox and Jacobite of the Malankara Church, the Kerala High Court has issued an ultimatum to the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of Pinarayi Vijayan stating that the Central Reserve Police Force shall take over the Church if the court order is not implemented. 

The High Court has said that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) ruled government, has to take over the St Thomas Church at Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district by 8 January or face the deployment of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

The dispute over the control of about 1000 Churches and its properties  has been long simmering between Jacobite and Orthodox factions. The Malankara Church dispute is an important one. The High Court refused to accede to the Jacobite faction plea to maintain status quo.

According to Malayalam daily, Malayala Manorama, the State government sought three months time to take over the Church as many of its officials have been deployed tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

The Kerala CM also had raised concern with regards to law and order problem if the Church was to be taken over but the High Court came down heavily on the government for its inaction.

The hypocrisy of the Left government Kerala came out in the open when in 2018, the Kerala government followed the instructions of Supreme Court ruling to allow women aged between 10 and 50 years into the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, despite the law and order situation it had created.

When protests broke out, the Vijayan government did not hesitate using force to implement the rules in various parts of the state, particularly at Sabarimala.

The historicity of the dispute 

The conflict between the Jacobite and Orthodox groups in Kerala started in 1912 when the Malankara Church was split into the Jacobite and Orthodox groups. However, they reunified in 1959 only to break up again in 1973.

In 2017, the Supreme Court had ordered that the Kerala government take over the Jacobite churches and hand them over to the Orthodox faction.

Since then, both the factions have been at each other throat over the control of the churches and properties of the Malankara Church. This dispute over 1,000 churches led to the closing of many churches for years now and some are in dilapidated condition.

In 2017, the Supreme Court’s ruled after a petition was filed by the Orthodox Church, demanding that all churches under the Malankara Church be governed as per the Church Constitution of 1934.

However, the Kerala government has not made any attempt to implement the apex court ruling.

FM Nirmala Sitharaman, HCL CEO Roshni Nadar and Biocon Director Kiran Mazumdar Shaw get featured in Forbes’ list of World’s Most Powerful Women

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has found place in the list of most powerful women in the world in the recent edition brought out by Forbes Magazine. 

The first full-time Finance Minister that India has had till now has been ranked 41. She was ranked 34 in the same list last year.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel tops the Forbes 2020 list, followed by European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde and US Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, who has made her debut on the list at No.3. Merkel has bagged the No.1 slot every year since 2006, barring 2010 when then-US First Lady Michelle Obama topped the list. The list also includes women who have fought against the coronavirus. Also present were New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Artern and Stacy Abrams.

“From fighting the pandemic to re-engineering American politics, these influential women, including New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams, are making history,” Forbes said.

HCL Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra has been ranked 55, and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has been ranked 68.

Pandiyan-era Murugan Temple managed by HR&CE in shambles

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An ancient Subramania Swamy Temple at Ellinganayakanpatti near Senkundrapuram in Virudhunagar district managed by the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department (HR&CE), lies in a state of neglect with the vimanam, structure and walls of the temple being damaged. Trees and bushes have grown unrestrained within the premises of the temple.

The Dinamalar Tamil daily has brought to attention the despair condition of this Murugan temple that is said to belong to the era of Pandiyas.

This temple is said to be referred in the ‘Thiruppugazh’ (a Tamil anthology of hymns dedicated to Lord Murugan) with the line that goes “‘செங்குன்றாபுரம் வாழ் குமரா எனும் முருகோனே” (Senkundrapuram Vaazh Kumaraa Enum Murugone).

Said to have been constructed during the time of Varaguna Pandiyan, there exists no inscriptions about it yet. However, archaeologists and epigraphists who are currently studying the era hope to find one.

An official of the HR&CE was quoted saying Dinamalar that the temple has been added to the list of dilapidated temples to be rebuilt and that work will begin soon and the temple will be renovated.

SPB gets a ‘forest memorial’ in Coimbatore

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In memory of the noted playback singer SP Balasubrahmanyam (fondly called as SPB), who had recently succumbed to COVID19 complications, a memorial called ‘SPB Vanam’ is being established in Coimbatore by ‘Siruthuli’ organization.

‘Siruthuli’ is an organization working to restore and rejuvenate the natural environment in Coimbatore. The main objective of this organization is to protect water resources, prevent deforestation and implement effective waste management.

During the last video concert in which the late singer  participated, he mentioned that ‘COVID’ is the price humanity is paying for abusing Mother Earth. He further went on to beseech his fans to conserve the environment. In fulfilment of his request, the ‘Siruthuli’ organization along with Perur, Chettipalayam Panchayat is to set up SPB Vanam at the Officers Colony premises, Bachapalayam, on Thursday morning (December 10) at 10:30 AM. They have created an urban forest consisting of 74 trees, reminiscent of his 74 years of living in this world.

Tamil Nadu Home Minister SP Velumani will inaugurate the memorial. Vivek, founder and actor of ‘Green Kalam’ will preside over as the special guest.

20% reservation for Tamilians in TNPSC approved by Governor Banwarilal Purohit

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Governor Banwarilal Purohit has approved the bill providing for 20% reservation in the TNPSC examination for Tamil medium students which has been lying dormant for many months. With the approval of the Governor, 20% reservation in employment can be availed only if the candidate had been through Tamil medium education till the qualifying exam. It means, if the qualifying exam for Group 1 services is an undergraduate degree, the candidate must have passed class 10, class 12 and undergraduation degree in Tamil. 

The State of Persons Studied in Tamil Medium Act, 2010 was enacted during the DMK regime which has been amended now to provide for Persons Studied in Tamil Medium (PSTM) quota in the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) recruitment.

Muslim man donates land worth ₹1 crore for Hanuman Temple construction

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A Muslim man from Bangalore has donated land worth ₹1 crore for the expansion of a Hanuman temple in the outskirts of Bengaluru. The incident came to light after a poster praising his decision to donate the land set up in front of the temple went viral.

H.M.G. Basha runs a freight lorry business and decided to donate a part of the land owned by his family situated close to the highway near the Old Madras Road, located in Valagerepura in the Hoskote taluka of Bengaluru Rural district , 35 km from Bangalore.

Basha who came to know of the temple expansion plan offered to donate the land. He said that he had expected the people of Sri Veeranjaneyaswami Devalaya Seva Trust would ask the whole land but they only asked for a portion of it. “I thought they would ask the whole thing. But they only asked for a very small part of it and I gave it to them so that they can build a bigger temple.” the 65-year-old man was quoted saying in a report adding that his family too had no apprehensions.

While this is a direct result for Basha, it has brought shock, surprise and joy together in Valakerepura. “They were sceptical of what I was doing. But I told them I would like to see a Hanuman temple built on this land,” he said. “I do not think people see the difference between Hindus and Muslims. They consider all of us as one. However, political leaders, for their own benefit, highlight the religion of the people when they speak,” he added. In this situation, the information about Pasha’s donation has gone viral and has received many compliments.

Indonesia asks halal certificate for COVID vaccine

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As the world inches back to normalcy with countries across the world racing towards coming out with a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the Indonesian government has come out demanding a halal certification for the COVID19 vaccine. The certification would be a significant step in immunisation efforts in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, should the vaccine be approved for use.

About 1 million doses of the experimental Covid-19 vaccine developed by China-based Sinovac Biotech arrived in Indonesia on Monday, following which there was a request for the Halal Council’s certification of the vaccine.

A study by the Indonesian Ulema Council Halal Product Guarantee Agency and Institute for the Assessment of Food, Drugs and Cosmetics has been completed and has been submitted to the council for the making of a fatwa and halal certification, Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said at a news conference, as reported by WION.

Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto said Monday that the experimental vaccine needs to successfully complete phase-three clinical trials before it can be distributed in Indonesia. “The government will provide a vaccine that is proven safe and passes clinical trials under World Health Organization recommendations,” Putranto said.

On Monday, the Health Ministry announced 5,754 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the confirmed total to 581,550, including 17,867 deaths, the highest in Southeast Asia.

90 year old becomes first person to receive Pfizer’s COVID vaccine

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90-year-old Margaret Keenan from the UK became the first to receive the Pfizer and BioNTech developed COVID vaccine on Tuesday. She received it as a part of a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. At 6:31 am GMT early riser Maggie was given the life-saving jab by nurse May Parsons at her local hospital in Coventry to mark what the National Health Service (NHS) has dubbed a “landmark moment” on V-Day or Vaccine Day in the fight against the deadly virus.

“I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against Covid-19,” said Keenan as reported by Reuters. “It’s the best early birthday present I could wish for because it means I can finally look forward to spending time with my family and friends in the New Year after being on my own for most of the year.”

Margaret, a former jewellery shop assistant, received the shot at University Hospital Coventry at 6:31 a.m. while wearing a surgical mask and a blue Merry Christmas T-shirt decorated with a cartoon penguin wearing a Santa hat and red scarf.

Meanwhile, “Taming of the flu: William Shakespeare becomes the second person to get Covid vaccine,” quipped the headline from Britain’s Independent newspaper. Health secretary Matt Hancock also had a laugh on live television that the second person to receive the vaccine was named William Shakespeare, insisting the vaccine roll-out “makes you so proud to be British”.

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