Thirupparankundram Hindu Unity Effect: VCK MP Thirumavalavan Know For His Rants Against Hinduism Picks Up Vel

What was supposed to be a protest meeting turned out to be a public meeting of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi in Thirupparankundram on 22 December 2025.

The meeting witnessed a striking display of religious symbolism, with party president and DMK-Congress ally Lok Sabha MP Thol Thirumavalavan being ceremonially presented with a Vel and a crown on stage amid charged slogans targeting what speakers described as “Sanatana forces.”

As per reports and videos circulating in news media, VCK functionaries reportedly presented the Vel not as a religious symbol of divine grace associated with Murugan, but as a political emblem representing social justice, caste annihilation, and equality. The cadre repeatedly declared that the Vel was meant to “drive away Sanatana forces” and protect social justice, drawing loud applause and slogan-chanting from the crowd.

During the event, VCK leaders from the Madurai southern and suburban districts took turns presenting the Vel and a crown to Thirumavalavan. The people were heard chanting of “We will chase them away” and references to confronting “Sanatana gangs” and “religious extremist groups” echoed through the gathering.

The slogans raised at the meeting included calls to “chase away” groups described as Sanatana or religious forces, particularly in and around Madurai. References were also made to Murugan’s Vel as a “victorious weapon” aimed at opposing these forces, with speakers asserting that it symbolised resistance rather than worship.

The rhetoric drew attention in the context of the ongoing dispute at Thirupparankundram, where tensions have been high over access to the hill and the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam. The VCK meeting was held amid heightened political mobilisation by Hindu groups demanding implementation of court orders related to temple access and ritual practices in the area.

Thirumavalavan, who has previously made public statements critical of Sanatana Dharma and Hindu religious structures, has now seemingly picked up the Vel to latch on to the ongoing issue.

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