The DMK government has refused to permit Hindus to climb the Thirupparankundram Hill and light the Karthigai Deepam at the Deepathoon at the top of the hill – this, despite repeated court orders.
Amid all this, DMK supporters, the Dravidianists and Brahmin/Hindu haters have launched a tirade against Justice GR Swaminathan, given his background. One among them is self-styled ‘activist’ Piyush Manush.
He has been repeatedly targeting Justice GR Swaminathan by his caste, calling him by name and speaking disrespectfully in his videos and posts on social media.
In one video, he accuses the judge of prompting people to “set fire to Tamil Nadu”, he says, “Swaminatha, you are not telling them to light the Karthigai Deepam, you’re telling them to set fire to Tamil Nadu – what a dangerous fellow you are. ‘Sanatana books, aksu, taxu’… You are that judge who went on stage to say ‘Someone who belongs to Sanatana Dharma will never do wrong,’ That means you will not punish someone who believes in Sanatana Dharma. Won’t you, won’t you? Ayyo, this is not just about Thirupparankundram alone.”
He also references an unrelated temple dispute, accusing the judge of pressuring district authorities in a case involving a minor temple allegedly witnessing tension between Christian and Hindu communities. He mocks the judge repeatedly, saying “Swaminatha, Swaminatha,” and alleges that the judge is provoking law-and-order problems instead of preventing them.
“In another place also he’s doing the same kind of nonsense. The man calls the Collector; the Collector says, ‘21 cases have already come up, FIRs have been filed.’ In some small temple, in a temple that stands on just two cents of land, it seems there has been some clash between the Christian community and the Hindu community. To make sure no problem arises there, he (the Collector) is trying to maintain it. But this man insists, ‘No, the lamp must be lit there.’ Who is truly a good devotee, what is real devotion – we don’t know. But after seeing something, when they are trying to ensure it doesn’t turn into a law-and-order situation, you jump up against it, Swaminatha, Swaminatha. You saw, right, you saw? He, history will talk wrongly about you. In a Tamil Nadu that usually stays peaceful, you are trying to turn it into a riot park. You, Swaminatha.”
Swaminathaa wants to set fire to entire Tamilnadu.. his orders to set fire deepam are only a ruse !! pic.twitter.com/CybxB3dFJ2
— Piyush Manush (@piyushmanush) December 4, 2025
In another clip, Manush denies the historical and ritual significance of the Deepathoon site itself, despite documentation from the state’s own Archaeology Department dating back to 1981. He insists that the Deepathoon is “just a survey stone” allegedly placed by the British and ridicules devotees, claiming they are performing worship over “a stone used for survey work.” He further mocks Hindu traditions and labels devotees as “Sanghi fellows” who would worship “anything.”
He is seen saying, “Swaminatha, Swaminatha… that isn’t even a Deepathoon (lamp pillar), Swaminatha – only now this news has come out, and I’m honestly shocked. The name of that temple is Uchchi Pillaiyar Temple. Why is it called Uchi Pillaiyar Temple? Because for Murugan, they light the Deepam at the Pillaiyar temple that stands at the peak, that’s why it has that name. They lit the Deepam there. This man couldn’t tolerate that. For Swaminatha… actually the correct name to say is G.R. Swaminathan, he’s not just some High Court judge, ayyo, and who is he – he is “ava, ava” if you don’t show respect to ‘ava’, how can you… you, Swaminatha, ‘ava’…
That is just a survey stone, Swaminatha. They’re saying it’s some stone the British placed for their survey. Now, ayyo, for that one stone you’ve created such a big drama. Hey, Vivek’s comedy is exactly fits here – will you fellows worship anything you Sanghi fellows, why? You do some puja and go, fine. But why are you turning all of Tamil Nadu into a battleground over it?
Anyway, if you look at that stone – even I was wondering, ‘How on earth will a lamp burn on this?’ It’s just a rock. If you think about what it really is, this is all it turns out to be: a survey stone used for survey work. You’ve taken that survey stone and done all this drama around it, you Sanghi fellows.”
Aiyyooo .. there is only a milekal ..
No deepathoon at all .. all this drama for what !!! ??? pic.twitter.com/LIXaUZURtf
— Piyush Manush (@piyushmanush) December 6, 2025
Piyush has a history of taunting and mocking Hindus, especially Brahmins and Hindu customs. He mocked people when the Tirupati laddoo adulteration issue broke out, he also made perverse comments about Chidambaram Dikshitars.
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