In yet another attack against the Madurai Adheenam, the DMK in its mouthpiece ‘Murasoli‘ has issued threats to the Saivite Mutt pontiff Sri La Sri Harihara Sri Gnanasambanda Desika Swamigal, in light of his recent comments against the ruling DMK regime.
Quoting a Tamil proverb, the DMK in its mouthpiece equated the pontiff with a frog saying that the Madurai Adheenam head through his speeches and activities is spoiling himself just like how a frog invites the attention of the predators with its croaks.
The editorial piece in the mouthpiece also berated the late 292nd pontiff of the Madurai Adheenam Sri Arunagirinathar saying that his ‘joker-like’ activities brought disrepute to the Adheenam founded by ‘Thirunavukkarasar’.
It is to be noted that the Madurai Adheenam was founded by Tamil Saivite Sage Sri Thirugnanasambandar and not Thirunavukkarasar (also known as Appar) as mentioned by Murasoli.
The mouthpiece also went on to cast aspersions that the late Sri Arunagirinathar Swamigal took money and made fugitive godman Nithyananda a pontiff of the Adheenam.
It also goes on to cite when Sri Arunagirinathar Swamigal exalted the late AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa as the future Prime Minister saying that the pontiff bought disrepute to the Adheenam.
“The current pontiff of the Madurai Adheenam Harihara Desigar Gnansambandam is proving to be no less than Arunagiri through his absurd speeches. His speeches and activities are such that it is angering the embodiment of patience, devotion, humility, HR&CE Minister Mr. Sekar Babu.” Murasoli in the editorial said.
It also goes on to explain how DMK Minister Sekar Babu intervened and allowed the Pattina Pravesam event of Dharmapuram Adheenam to happen. Earlier, the BJP and other Hindu organizations had risen in protest against the Mayiladuthurai Collector’s order calling for a ban of the age old tradition of the Dharmapuram Adheenam based on a petition by “Periyar”ist outfits, following which the DMK government uplifted the ban.
“While many are appreciating the Tamil Nadu government, the Chief Minister and the HR&CE Minister for taking decisions with a vision to make Tamil Nadu a peaceful place where people of all religions exist together as brothers, the Madurai Adheenam is speaking inculcating hate like a lunatic.”, the DMK mouthpiece said.
“The Madurai Adheenam is in Tamil Nadu. There are many Saiva Adheenams here. They are all going about their work without agitation. They’re to be appreciated. But the Madurai Adheenam is crossing limits. He should realize that there is a limit to patience.”, the DMK mouthpiece warned.
Citing the incident when Jayalalithaa had put Kanchi Sankaracharya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal behind bars, the editorial piece in Murasoli in a veiled threat said “What happened to Chinnavaal (taking a sly dig at Brahmins), Jayendrar during Jayalalithaa regime? We hope that today’s Madurai Adheenam remembers the incident when the ‘Mahaguru’ was made to count the jail bars. He was not just arrested and sent to jail. The many incidents that followed where his reputation was damaged, we hope the Madurai Adheenam realizes that. The Madurai Adheenam should not think that these incidents are being cited to threaten him”.
Earlier, in May 2022, the Madurai Adheenam had claimed that the ruling party was threatening him. He had said that he would be reporting to the Prime Minister and Home Minister about the same.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited Tamil Nadu, he met the Madurai Adheenam briefly.
Pointing to this, Murasoli said “To the Madurai who keeps threatening that he will inform the Prime Minister and Home Minister, we’re reminding him this for his understanding. He (Madurai Adheenam) is in a position where he has to go and meet the Prime Minister. But Kanchi Sankaracharya was in a position where the Prime Minister, President and others sought appointment to meet him. Madurai Adheenam should think about what happened to such a Sankracharya and tread cautiously. The Madurai Adheenam is a ‘zero’ when compared to the political clout, media clout and devotee clout that Kanchi Sankracharya had. Don’t think that you (Madurai Adheenam) can talk anything under the garb of religious leader.”
The DMK mouthpiece said that the Madurai Adheenam should stop talking that will impact the law and order situation in the state.
Quoting BJP leader H. Raja’s remark about MK Stalin, the DMK mouthpiece warned the Madurai Adheenam that “Stalin is more dangerous than Karunanidhi”. BJP leader H. Raja had called MK Stalin more dangerous to the Hindu faith than the late DMK patriarch Karunanidhi while speaking at a rally.
This editorial by the DMK’s mouthpiece has once again drawn the battlelines between the ruling regime and the Saivite Mutts in Tamil Nadu.
Many on social media are lashing out at the DMK for threatening the head of a Mutt sacred to the Hindus and for trying to muzzle voice opposed to the regime.
திமுகவின் அதிகாரப்பூர்வ நாளேட்டில்,காஞ்சி சங்கராச்சாரியாருக்கு நடந்தது உங்களுக்கும் நடந்துவிடும் என்றால் பூசாண்டியா?
இன்று மத்தியில் சோனியாவோ,மாநிலத்தில் ஜெயலலிதாவோ இல்லை என்பதை முதலில் மனதில் வைத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்.(1) pic.twitter.com/6rvRHm2nk5
— SundarRajaCholan☀சுந்தர்ராஜசோழன்☀ (@sundarrajachola) June 12, 2022
Murasoli, official Print media of DMK threatens Madurai Adheenam of action similar to Kanchi Swamigal.
Is DMK planning to foist false case on Adheenam?
Looks like DMK is digging it's own grave very deep. https://t.co/4jQopqgKYN— रंगा – ரங்கா Iyengar (@ranganaathan) June 12, 2022
Now DMK is threatening the Madurai Adheenam of arrest through its official party magazine Murasoli
dei .@arivalayam what is your problem? Do you want people to slipper you out of power even before your term ends? pic.twitter.com/hMbUlw11jT— Vishwatma 🇮🇳 (@HLKodo) June 12, 2022
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