Pattinapravesam Event of Dharmapuram Adheenam.

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When Dharmapuram Adheenam announced that there would be pattinapravesam, meaning that the Seer would be carried in a palanquin by devotees, on May 22, the Dravida Kazhagam protested saying that the event should not happen as carrying a human being by fellow human beings is demeaning practice and appealed the Govt. to ban that event. Immediately the Government directed the RDO to issue orders banning the event and the order for the ban was issued. Immediately the BJP and other Hindu outfits termed the ban as interference in religious practice and wanted it revoked. The State president of the BJP Mr K. Annamalai even stated that he would personally go and lift the palanquin. In the midst, the representatives of the Seer met the Chief Minister and the Minister of HR and CE and appealed to lift the ban as there should not be any stoppage of the grand old practice.  On heeding to the appeal, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu lifted the ban and allowed the event to go as scheduled. The Dharmapuram Adheenam in turn praised the Chief Minister for allowing the event to go on and has also added that the Chief Minister was heading an “Aanmiga Arasu”(Spiritual Government) and also congratulated the Chief Minister for having completed a one-year term in office.

The point of concern is why should the Seer thank the Chief Minister and then congratulate him. His duty is towards God and these worldly things should not be a matter to him. Hope the Seers detach themselves from these worldly matters and do not offer any comments.

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