DMK chief MK Stalin had visited the memorial of Pasumpon U. Muthuramalinga Thevar, on the occasion of Thevar Jayanthi (October 30), the birth cum death anniversary of one of the greatest nationalist leaders from Tamil Nadu.
On this day, ‘Guru Poojai’ is conducted in remembrance of Muthuramalinga Thevar at the temple cum memorial located at Pasumpon and also at different places across the state.
Like in every Hindu temple, ‘karpoora aarthi’ is performed and the ‘vibhudhi’ and ‘kum kum’ (vermilion) prasadam (offering) is shared with the people which is to be applied on the forehead.
Stalin who had received the ‘vibudhi’ prasadam had rubbed it off his hands without even applying it on his forehead in order to stick to his ‘rationalist’ credentials.
This has however not gone well with the Thevar community as well as with the larger Hindu populace who see this as yet another show of hatred towards their community.
The BJP Tamil Nadu unit has severely condemned the actions of MK Stalin calling it an insult meted out to one of Tamil Nadu’s most respected and revered leader.
தேசம் போற்றும் தலைவர்,
ஐயா முத்துராமலிங்கத் தேவர் அவர்களின் இடத்தில் நின்றுகொண்டு, அவருக்கு பூஜை செய்த திருநீறை கீழே தட்டிவிட்டு அவமரியாதை !கடுமையான கண்டனங்கள் ! 😠 pic.twitter.com/4BDvrg1Yry
— A.P. Muruganandam முருகானந்தம் 🇮🇳 (@apmbjp) October 30, 2020
Shame on you @mkstalin for insulting #Hindus during #ThevarJayanthi today. You can’t get away from this easily.
தேவரய்யா நினைவிடத்தில் வழங்கிய திருநீறை நெற்றியில் பூசாமல் யாருக்கும் தெரியாத மாதிரி கீழே போடும் #ஹிந்துவிரோதி தி.மு.க தலைவர் மு.க.ஸ்டாலின். pic.twitter.com/Yx8nm3h45A
— SG Suryah (@SuryahSG) October 30, 2020
தேவர் திருமகனார் நினைவிடத்தில் கொடுத்த திருநீறை கீழே கொட்டிய ஸ்டாலின்…
அதற்கு திருநீரை வாங்காமல் இருக்கலாமே…?#GoBackStalin pic.twitter.com/J9sIqDqfqI
— CTR.Nirmal kumar (@CTR_Nirmalkumar) October 30, 2020
Earlier in the day, the DMK got a taste of its own medicine with ‘#GoBackStalin’ trending nationwide. Since #GoBackStalin has been trending with #தேவர்ஜெயந்தி (Thevar Jayanthi in Tamil), speculations have arisen if whether the Thevar community is going against the DMK.