“You Should’ve Gone To Cremation Ground When Karunanidhi Died, Why Did You Go To Marina?”, BJP Leader Annamalai Hits Back At DMK Min Regupathy Who Likened Lighting Thiruparankundram Deepam To Funeral In Cremation Ground

BJP leader K Annamalai launched a sharp attack on DMK ministers over their remarks following the Thirupparankundram verdict, questioning what he described as selective application of tradition and custom.

Referring to the long-standing nature of the Thirupparankundram dispute, Annamalai said the issue had existed since 1920 and had remained unresolved for over a century. He recalled that Poornachandran had sacrificed his life for the cause and said that people were paying their respects to him, describing him as a good person.

Taking aim at DMK minister Raghupathi, Annamalai criticised his remarks on funeral customs. He said the minister had stated that bodies must be cremated only in cremation grounds and that customs could not be altered. Annamalai questioned this position by pointing to the burial of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at Marina Beach.

Speaking at the event Annamalai said, “Look at what the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ministers are saying today. They are talking about the verdict in Thirupparankundram. All of us know this is an issue that has been there since 1920, a problem that has existed for 105 years. Poornachandran even sacrificed his life for this; today we are paying our respects to him, he was a good man. After the verdict, Regupathy says, “The body must be burnt only in the cremation ground; how can you change that custom?” Brother Regupathy, when Kalaignar Karunanidhi passed away, you should have gone only to the cremation ground; why did you go to Marina? Why did you change the custom for him, when you say the custom cannot be changed? That is what I am asking. After Kalaignar Karunanidhi passed away, I have respect for Karunanidhi Ayya. Even if there are differences at the level of ideology, we will give our Chief Minister the respect due to a Chief Minister. But if you insult the people to this extent in your speech today, how long do you think it will take before we start speaking back in the same tone? The same question will be asked by the people: after Kalaignar Karunanidhi’s death, you should have gone to a cremation ground only. Why insist that he must be buried on Marina beach? Why did you go to court for that? The very same questions will be asked by the people, by Hindu people, by the people of Tamil Nadu. Today Regupathy is a minister. If there is anyone in Tamil Nadu who is unfit to hold the post of a minister, it is Regupathy himself.”

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