Chennai, Jan. 6 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson C R Kesavan lauded the Madras High Court's judgment, which upheld Justice GR Swaminathan's order regarding the lighting of lamps on the "Deepathoon" in Tirupparankundram temple on Tuesday.

Appreciating the judgment, Kesavan called it a massive defeat for the DMK government's "bigoted appeasement politics". He demanded that the DMK government apologise to the Hindu devotees for allegedly insulting their sentiments and faith. The BJP leader also slammed the DMK and Congress for their "double-faced and divisive politics", saying that their true intentions had been exposed by the court's verdict.

In a post on X, Kesavan said, "#tiruparankundram , Satyameva Jayate ! vaayma...