As BJP alleges ‘pran pratishtha’ blackout by Stalin govt, TN Guv Ravi claims ‘fear’ among temple staff

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Meanwhile, DMK Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE), P.K. Sekar Babu said in a statement Sunday, HR & CE hasnt imposed any limitations on devotees freedom to offer food, conduct poojas in the name of Shri Ram, or provide prasad in Tamil Nadu temples...

Meanwhile, a Madras High Court bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh in a special sitting Monday to hear a plea against the alleged ban on annadanam and bhajans in private places in the state, said no police permission was required to telecast the program in private places.Justice.

The Supreme Court, which also heard an emergency writ petition in the Supreme Court Monday on the issue, directed the TN government to consider applications seeking permission for live telecast of the pran pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya according to law, and also instructed the state to maintain the records of applications received and allowed..

Selvam had alleged in a writ petition filed in Supreme Court alleged that the Tamil Nadu government had banned live screenings of the Ayodhya event, annadanams, bhajans and special poojas on the auspicious occasion of Ram Lallas pran pratisthha in Ayodhya..

Following the Madras High Court and Supreme court orders, the state BJP President had sent out a video message, hours before the pran pratishtha ceremony was to start in ayodhya, saying, No one can stop us from watching the program in private places, and you dont have to listen to the police if they come up asking you to stop the screening..

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