The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department has erected a model Srivilliputhur Temple Gopuram on the grave of former DMK patriarch Karunanidhi which has drawn criticism from the Hindus.
The mausoleum of the late former Chief Minister Karunanidhi is located at Marina Beach in Chennai. DMK leaders and cadres who pose as rationalists have done things in front of Karunanidhi’s tombstone that are against rationalism.
It’s worth noting that a few years ago, DMK leaders including EV Velu were performing Bhajan in front of Karunanidhi’s tombstone. DMK cadres also presented ‘Thayir Vada (Curd vada),’ which drew criticism from the public, who questioned the party’s hypocrisy in preaching rationalism to others.
Even before presenting the Tamil Nadu budget, DMK leaders were seen receiving blessings from Karunanidhi’s grave, which is considered taboo to rationalist principles.
In one such attempt, on account of a discussion of the ‘Demand for Grants’ in the Tamil Nadu assembly on the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department, the DMK has decorated the tombstone of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Karunanidhi with a model Srivilliputhur Gopuram.
The DMK’s decoration of Karunanidhi’s tombstone with a temple Gopuram, which is considered auspicious in the Hindu religion, drew criticism from the general public and Hindu devotees.
அறநிலையத்துறை மானிய கோரிக்கைக்காக முன்னாள் முதல்வர் அமரர் கருணாநிதி சமாதியில் கோவில் கோபுரத்தை வைப்பது கண்டிக்கத்தக்க செயல்.
அறநிலையத்துறை அமைச்சர் திரு.சேகர்பாபு அவர்களுக்கு கருணாநிதி சமாதி கோவிலாக தெரியலாம், ஆனால் இந்துக்கள் வணங்கும் கோவில் கோபுரம் சமாதியில் இருக்க கூடாது! pic.twitter.com/5NIEdrWvQ2
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