Chennai, Dec. 4 -- Citing an order of the 2014 delivered by the High Court, Tamil Nadu LawMinister S Reghupathy justified police denying permission for Hindu outfits to light the Deepamatop the Tiruparankundram hills in Madurai and blamed the Communal and Hindutva forces ofcreating a new problem in a bid to gain foothold in the State.
Police foiled the attempt of right-wing activists and BJP-RSS supporters, armed with a High Courtorder, to light the 'Karthigai deepam' at the disputed stone pillar atop the Tirupparankundram hillock,close to the Sikkandar dargah, a Sufi shrine, in Madurai on Thursday night.
The Minister was talking to reporters tonight at an urgently convened press meet on the prevailingtension in Madurai after a two-member...