In yet another instance of secularising Hindu identities, symbols of Christianity and Islam were added to the carvings of Mounasamy Mutt in Kumbakonam.
Mounasamy Mutt also called the Mounasamy Madam is a Hindu Mutt dedicated to “Mounasamy”. It is located in the town of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu. Mounasamy was a monk in Kumbakonam in the late 1800s. He was given the name because he never spoke to anyone. He was also known as “Mouna Paradesi” among the locals. He never said anything to anyone and had nowhere to go. He was, nevertheless, always welcomed everywhere he went. If they got what they desired, people would pray and break coconuts in front of him.
It has been reported that even Swami Vivekananda and Annie Besant had paid a visit to the monk once. His has been praised by Kanchi Mutt’s Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal.
Mounasamy’s disciples established a mutt at his samadhi. A Shiva Linga has been installed at his samadhi to which special pujas are being held here every day.
On 20 October 2022, the BJP Thanjavur North district from its Twitter handle had poster images of Mutt’s brass engravings with the Christian Holy Cross and the Islamic crescent moon and star symbols.
Later, the handle mentioned that based on the efforts of Thanjavur North district BJP President Mr. Sakkotai N Sathish Kumar, the carvings with Christian and Islamic identities were removed.
However, a stockist identified as a member of the DMK legal wing and the Kurichi IT wing stated that the removal of Christian and Islamic symbols from Hindu Mutt carvings is an attack on the country’s pluralism and calling it the BJP’s act of religious bigotry which should be nipped in bud.
இந்தியாவின் பன்முக தன்மையை தெரிவித்திருந்த ஒரு மடத்திற்குள் அத்து மீறி நுழைந்து தேச ஒற்றுமையை சிதைக்கும் வகையில் செயல்படும் அதிகாரத்தை உங்களுக்கு யார் கொடுத்தது?
மதவெறியை தூண்டும் எந்த செயலும் முளையிலேயே கிள்ளி எறியப்பட வேண்டும்.@ThanjavurPolice @tnpoliceoffl @GAnbazhagan_
— Rajasekar Kurichi (@rajasekarkurich) October 20, 2022
“Diversity is not about showcasing a person who lived according to the Hindu way of life with other religious identities. Is it anti-national to resist identity theft? This will no longer be tolerated.” the TN North Thanjavur BJP said to the stockist.
இந்து வாழ்வியல் முறை படி வாழ்ந்த ஒருவரை கருவறை முதற்கொண்டு வேற்று மத அடையங்களை வைத்து காட்டுவது அல்ல பன்முக தன்மை
அடையாளங்களை மாற்றுவதை தடுத்ததால் தேச விரோதமா, இனி ஒருபோதும் அனுமதியோம்,
மடங்களை இழித்து பேசிய திமுக, தேச ஒற்றுமை பற்றி பேசுவது தான் வேடிக்கை @CTR_Nirmalkumar
— தஞ்சை வடக்கு பாஜக (@ThanjaiNorthBjp) October 21, 2022
Click here to subscribe to The Commune on Telegram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.