The DMK government and anti-Hindu Dravidian Stockists are once again going to suffer a serios meltdown as Madras High Court Judge Justice GR Swaminathan lit a lamp resembling the Deepathoon of Thirupparankundram Hil at an event organized in Chennai by Dhara Foundation.
Giving more heartburns to the Dravidian Model government, Justice GR Swaminathan said “I’ve only one doubt. That is not a survey stone right?”
Taking a sly jibe against those who moved impeachment motion against him, Justice GR Swaminathan made it clear that he intends to carry out his judicial duties independently and faithfully for the remainder of his tenure, which extends roughly another four and a half years.
“I think that I still have 4.5 years of service. I don’t think they will remove me before that. In these 4.5 years that I am going to stay, I want to show excellence, keep Sanatana Dharma in heart. This event has given me the energy for that.“, he said.
The Thirupparankundram Deepam Case
Thirupparankundram is a historic hill in Madurai that hosts the Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple and, higher up, the Sikandar Badusha Dargah. Traditionally, the Karthigai Deepam ritual — a festival flame lit during the Tamil month of Karthigai — has been observed at a lower shrine (Uchipillaiyar), not atop the hill. Over time this became an accepted practice tied to local custom and concerns over communal sensitivity.
In December 2025, a petitioner sought judicial directions to permit the Deepam lamp to be lit at an ancient stone pillar (Deepathoon) on the hilltop — terrain the petitioner argued belonged to the temple and historically linked to the ritual. Justice Swaminathan, on a single-bench ruling, ordered that proper arrangements be made for the lamp to be lit at that hilltop shrine and emphasised that the land is temple property and ritual rights must be respected.
When the Tamil Nadu government and temple authorities did not immediately comply, instead following the conventional practice at the lower shrine, Swaminathan initiated contempt proceedings, quashed prohibitory police orders, and directed that security be provided to ensure the ritual could be carried out at the hilltop location.
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