00:00Shifting focus down south, now it's a Rao, but the Tamil Nadu government stand in the Supreme Court on Deepam
00:06Rao.
00:06Well, Tamil Nadu government opposes plea for the ASI takeover of Temple.
00:11BJP goes all guns blazing at the Vijay government.
00:14Tamil Nadu BJP says, DBK following DMK's footsteps.
00:18Tamil Nadu BJP also says, government disrupting Hindus' religious practice
00:23and that government is prioritising minority vote bank.
00:26Religious sentiments of Hindus have been hurt. Preventing worship at the temple site is wrong.
00:34This is what the BJP has to say. The Deepathoon must happen without hindrance.
00:39Tamil Nadu affidavit denies the rights to Hindus. This is what's been said.
00:44Anaga Kesav is joining us on the broadcast.
00:47Anaga, this is a debate that had unfolded last year as well. This has yet again come up.
00:54Now, the BJP is going all guns blazing at the Vijay government.
00:58They have to say that this is an issue where Hindus are not being allowed to practice their faith as
01:06they want to
01:06and it's a hindrance to their practices.
01:09Are we looking at the entire debate that's now unfolded this year around?
01:14Well, in fact, it happens every year. Last year as well, this Rao had broken out with the BJP and
01:20the right-wing group
01:21alleging that the then DMK government had deliberately prevented Hindus from lighting a lamp at the Deepathoon.
01:28The then DMK government, which is the same stance that's now being upheld with the TVK government,
01:33what they are saying is that up until now, the light was being lit only near the Uchi Pindeya temple,
01:38which is further downstairs.
01:40But it's a new practice that the right-wing groups are now starting to do.
01:44If we do give permission to light a lamp at the Deepathoon,
01:47then that would create a law and order issue is what the Tamil Nadu government says.
01:51And the reason being that this hill, Tilparan Kundram hill,
01:55is being shared mutually by a Darga and a Murugan temple.
01:59So therefore, since we have, it is a sensitive issue, right?
02:03Both members of both these religious community will have to share one hill
02:07in order to reach their respective shrines.
02:10And therefore, lighting a lamp which is closer to the Darga at the Deepathoon
02:15is going to create a lot of law and order issue.
02:17And therefore, permission will not be given is what the Tamil Nadu government maintains.
02:22And that's how the whole controversy has broken out.
02:24And now the matter has once again reached the Supreme Court
02:27with the Tamil Nadu government opposing the ASI from taking over Tilparan Kundram hill.
02:33Right, Anaga.
02:34So yes, definitely, this is, it's almost a debate that's resurfacing of sorts that we see.
02:39Last year, we'd seen it and it's back in the top court.
02:41And that's what the top court has also said about it.
02:43But the political war of words still continues over the same.
02:47Anaga, I'd request you to stay back with Anaga.
