Thiruparankundram turns into police fortress as 4,000 officers enforce prohibitory orders
The scenic Thiruparankundram hill town, where the abode of Lord Subrahmanya graces devotees, has turned into a police citadel on Tuesday with over 4,000 police and officers from 10 districts taking control following the prohibitory orders clamped by the Madurai district administration.
About eight activists from the Hindu Munnani, which had announced an agitation to protest against a section of people consuming non-vegetarian food on the mountain, have been detained by the police.
Though the temple on the hill top is dedicated to Lord Subrahmanya (Murugan), there’s a Sikandar Badusha Dargah on the hill.
Things had been normal in the town until a group of people allegedly consumed non-vegetarian food on the hillock much to the ire of the Hindu devotees, recently.
Meanwhile, a Hindu Munnani leader said the district administration’s decision to enforce prohibitory orders in Madurai had been challenged in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.
Condemning the arrest and also the administration’s decision, BJP senior leader H Raja said when the national agencies were involved in arresting terrorists hiding in Tamil Nadu, the state police resorted to arresting members of Hindu organisations that wanted to stage a peaceful protect on the Thiruparankundram hill. “This situation will change one day,” he said.