Tamil Nadu has banned telecast of Ayodhya event: FM Sitharaman as BJP plans to defy DMK regime with mass pooja
Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday accused the DMK regime in Tamil Nadu of banning watching live telecast of Ram Mandir events in Ayodhya as the non-BJP states in South have not responded to demands for a public holiday on January 22.
The DMK government was unofficially claiming law & order issues to justify ban on live telecast, Sitharaman alleged in a series of posts on social media platform X. The FM called it a 'false and fake narrative’ as there were no such issues on the day of the Ayodhya verdict.
Not even on the day when PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation, anywhere in the country. “The groundswell and the voluntary participation of people to celebrate ShriRam in Tamil Nadu has rattled the anti-Hindu DMK,” the FM added.
In Tamil Nadu, there are about 200 temples for Lord Ram, but the government has not allowed puja/bhajan/prasadam /anna danam in the name of Ram on Monday.
The police were stopping privately held temples from holding events. Police are threatening to rip off pandals, Sitharaman said, while strongly condemning what she called anti-Hindu, hateful action.
“Heart-breaking scenes in several parts of Tamil Nadu,” the FM, who was born in Madurai said, accusing the local government of threatening organisers of bhajans, and those celebrating with sweets and feeding the poor.
Cable TV operators, she alleged, had been told that there is a likely power shutdown during the live telecast. “This is I.N.D.I Alliance partner DMK’s anti-Hindu efforts,” she said.
In a response, BJP national general secretary (orgnisation) said, “This @arivalayam is fit to be thrown lock, stock & barrel in Apr 2024.
