BJP Tamil Nadu President Dr. L. Murugan while addressing the press at Namakkal said that Stalin lifting the ‘vel’ (the spear weapon of Lord Murugan) is a success of the BJP’s Vel Yathrai.
The BJP leader was participating at an event Rasipuram in Namakkal district. Speaking to reporters, Dr. L. Murugan said “In February, the BJP will be holding rallies across the state. Stalin has been pushed to the extent of lifting the ‘vel’ now. Stalin being pushed to lift the ‘vel’ for votes is the success of our Vel Yatrai.”
He also said that the people will not believe the hypocrisy of Stalin who is known for his Hindu hatred and added that in the coming years, BJP MLAs would be filling the Tamil Nadu Assembly.
“Very soon, the vel of Murugan will send the DMK running helter-skelter”, Dr. L. Murugan said.
At a DMK Gram Sabha meeting held in Ammaiyar Kuppam near Tiruttani, the DMK chief was presented with a silver Vel (spear weapon of Lord Murugan) by the party cadres. Reportedly, poojas were done to this silver Vel at the Tiruttani Murugan temple before presenting it to M.K. Stalin.
Many on social media pointed out that the party is now attempting to shed its anti-Hindu that it had brought upon itself over the decades.
The DMK for long is a party known for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. Earlier, the DMK Chief had on multiple occasions said that if one were to look at the meaning of the mantras chanted during Hindu wedding ceremonies, it would turn out to be ‘disgusting’. He had rubbed off the haldi (turmeric paste) applied on his head by Hindu priests at the Srirangam temple, the one which his father M. Karunanidhi wanted to destroy with a cannon ball. Just a few weeks ago, he rubbed off the vibudhi prasadam given to him at the Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar temple. Even , when the Karuppar Koottam episode happened, there was stoic silence from the DMK chief with only the second rung of leaders trying to defend the party distancing themselves from the rabid Periyarists.
Many point that it has become the norm for ‘secular parties’ to cater to the Hindu vote bank by making temple visits and treading soft on them just before elections which they think will help in attracting some Hindu votes. Amidst already existing anti-DMK wave, the party is trying to placate the Hindu voters and calm the waters so that they don’t get destroyed by an anti-DMK tsunami towards the elections.