DMK Minister Senthil Balaji exposed his ignorance while trying to take a dig at Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai for singing Kanthasasti Kavasam in Kottai Eshwaran Temple.
DMK Minister Senthil Balaji while addressing the press in Coimbatore today during the public redressal meeting, said,”I plead the media to refrain from asking me the question posed by political clown Annamalai. Annamalai is a clown who recites Kanthasashti Kavasam sitting in Eshwaran Temple. Eshwaran Temple is a Shivan Temple. Who will recite Kanthasashti Kavasam in Shiva temple? Nothing could be more ridiculous than this.”
However, netizens were quick to disprove the DMK minister by providing him with evidence that Lord Murugan shrine is present in the Kottai Eshwaran Temple, where Annamalai recited the Kanthasashti Kavasam.
Many devotees and netizens said that the DMK Minister should limit himself to the ‘liquor department’ and should refrain from opining about the Hindu temples.
சாராய அமைச்சர் இது மாதிரி கோவில் விஷயங்களில் எதுவும் தெரியாமல் பேட்டி கொடுப்பது திமுக சர்க்கஸ் கம்பெனியில் அவர் ஒரு Super Clown என்று வெளிப்பட உதவும்.. pic.twitter.com/HMzpBADzCB
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Kollai Easwaran temple in Coimbatore is an ancient east-facing temple with an entrance through a gateway. The shrines are in the formation of Somaskanda (Muruga between Shiva and Parvati). The tall Vimaanas present an imposing picture. The six faces of Lord Muruga here face a single direction, unlike other similar idols. He is on his peacock vehicle facing north, holding different weapons in his 12 hands and killing the demon Surapadma. The Shivalinga in the temple has lines of Brahmmasutra (short form of Vedas and Upanishads by Sage Veda Vyasa) written on its head. The lord al Kottai Easwaran Coimbatore is mentioned as Aaludayar, Veerachozheeswaramudayar, Sangeeswaramudayar, and Sangeeswarar in the stone inscriptions. It is said that this area was full of Sangu Pushpam plants (Clitoria ternalea) in the ancient days and hence the name.
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