In a recent press interview given by the mutt heads of the Saivite Adheenams, they had strongly registered that they would not be voting for anyone who has been insulting and foul-mouthing Hinduism.
One of the heads who spoke in the press meet said the following: “There are certain forces (parties) that have been consistently insulting and dishonouring the beliefs and gods, which is not something that can be easily tolerated. We strongly condemn the actions of such parties and will never vote for such fakesters.”
He went on to say, “Only those who come out and identify themselves to be true Hindus will receive the votes of the Hindus, and only those who respect any kind of symbol, temple or idol belonging to Hinduism will receive the support of Tamilnadu’s Hindus. Off late, there have been a lot of literature and press releases that have been foul-mouthing Hinduism in every which way possible. Most recently, there were insults to Hindu gods like Andal, Karaikal Ammaiyar and Thirugnanasambandar. Even recently in Thiruchengode, there were several derogatory remarks about the women of the Kongu region.”
He added, saying, “While a lot of countries make provisions for the majority, we seem to have become the only country that gives way too many provisions for the so-called minorities. The fact remains that, in this process, they have started addressing us as ‘not minorities’, which is worthy of condemnation. Our support is only to those who have supported us when the Kandha Sashti issue came, and those who are willing to take steps to refurbish the historic Tamil temples and monuments. The parties who have been granting the public holiday for festivals like Thai Poosam and have been paying respect to spiritual leaders are the ones who will get our complete support.”
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