Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthiran and BJP leader K Annamalai have sharply criticized DMK Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE), P.K. Sekar Babu, for styling the memorial of late DMK leader M. Karunanidhi to resemble a temple tower (gopuram). The design choice has triggered widespread backlash, with many condemning it as a deliberate affront to Hindu religious sentiments.
Nainar Nagenthiran condemned the actions of DMK Minister Sekar Babu and demanded a public apology, stating, “The act of the @arivalayam government which has painted the image of the Srivilliputhur temple tower—an iconic symbol of Tamil Nadu—on the memorial of the late Mr. Karunanidhi is highly condemnable. Is it not enough for the DMK government has so far disrespected Hindu beliefs enough by saying, ‘Don’t keep bindi, erasing holy ash, and insulting names? Must the sanctity of Hindu temples also be tarnished by painting temple towers onto a grave? Furthermore, @PKSekarbabu, who is the Minister of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, must issue an immediate public apology for acting with such a mindset that deeply hurts the sentiments of Hindus. I also urge Chief Minister @mkstalin to promptly order the removal of this objectionable decoration.”
மறைந்த திரு. கருணாநிதி அவர்களின் கல்லறை மீது, தமிழகத்தின் தனி அடையாளமான திருவில்லிப்புதூர் கோவிலின் கோபுரத்தை வரைந்து வைத்திருக்கும் @arivalayam அரசின் தவறான செயல் கண்டிக்கத்தக்கது.
"பொட்டு வைக்காதே, திருநீற்றை அழி, நாமம் என்றால் பழி" என இந்துக்களின் நம்பிக்கைகளையும், இந்து… pic.twitter.com/uQRPjbkQte
— Nainar Nagenthiran (@NainarBJP) April 17, 2025
Former Tamil Nadu BJP president Annamalai slammed the move, accusing Sekar Babu and other DMK ministers of trying to outdo each other in showing who is the best slaves to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s family. In a statement shared on his official X account, Annamalai did not hold back, “In a bid among DMK ministers to prove who is the best ‘slave’ to the Chief Minister’s family, Minister Sekar Babu is acting has crossed all limits in a business competition by designing the memorial of the late DMK leader Karunanidhi to resemble a temple tower. The DMK, despite claiming to be atheists, have long made it their business to hurt the beliefs of Hindus. There is a limit to public patience. Minister Sekar Babu should stop misusing the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department for his business competition. If he holds such deep admiration for his late leader, then Minister Shekar babu should keep his (Karunanidhi) photo in his home’s puja room and worship him. If he continues the act and insult the Hindu belief under the guise of atheism, the people will deliver a fitting lesson to him.”
திமுக அமைச்சர்களிடையே, முதலமைச்சர் குடும்பத்துக்கு யார் சிறந்த கொத்தடிமையாக இருப்பது என்ற போட்டியில், மறைந்த திமுக தலைவர் கருணாநிதியின் நினைவிடத்தை, கோவில் கோபுரம் போன்று அலங்கரித்து, தொழில் போட்டியில் வரம்பு மீறிச் செயல்பட்டுக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார் அமைச்சர் திரு சேகர்பாபு அவர்கள்.… pic.twitter.com/MjRcC8NZQG
— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) April 17, 2025
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