The Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP held a massive protest across the state against the DMK government’s move to keep liquor outlets and cinemas open on all days while temples remain shut on weekends and holidays especially at a time when the festive season has arrived.
Protests were held at 12 temples across the state in Chennai, Coimbatore, Chidambaram, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakal, Palani, Rameshwaram, Srirangam, Tiruchendur, and Tiruvannamalai.
BJP Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai and BJYM Tamil Nadu President Vinoj P Selvam led the protest at the Sri Kalikambal temple in Chennai’s Harbour constituency, which is the same constituency that voted DMK HR&CE Minister Sekar Babu to power.
Annamalai said that the DMK is forcing its atheistic ideology upon people by keeping the temples shut and allowing liquor outlets and cinemas to be open.
“Cinema theaters are air-conditioned spaces, all temples are open spaces. COVID-19 spreads in closed AC halls, rather than open spaces. But the Chief Minister’s son and Chepauk MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin is tweeting and encouraging people to visit cinema halls. The reasons for COVID-19 spread is not being mentioned against cinema halls, but is being applied for temples, mosques and churches,” Annamalai questioned.
Annamalai issued an ultimatum to the DMK government saying that if they don’t take any action in 10 days, they would further intensify the protests in thousands of temples across the state.
Former BJP MP Pon Radhakrishnan and Coimbatore South BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan led the protests in Madurai and Coimbatore respectively.
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