BJP Moves Court against Tamil Nadu for Banning Live Streaming of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha

Chennai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Secretary Vinoj P Selvam has moved an urgent petition in Supreme Court against Tamil Nu government for allegedly banning live screening of Ram Mandir consecration ceremony in state.

petition requests Supreme Court to immediately intervene in matter and let organisers go ahe with screening of ceremony inside temples and public spaces.

Speaking to Republic, Vinoj P Selvam, State Secretary of Tamil Nu BJP, stated, “This is a gross violation of Article 32 of Indian Constitution by Tamil Nu government. It is grave injustice being done to people who want to pray to Lord Ram and witness historic moment unfolding in Ayodhya at least by watching holy event.”

“ state government has just gone against sentiments of Hindus, who are a majority in state. When many states in country have even declared holiday, even if DMK government is unable to do such a deed, at least y could have refrained from verbally banning live telecasts and Anna Dhanams arranged during time of consecration,” he ded.

“ Tamil Nu BJP cannot keep quiet seeing this kind of injustice being done to our people and I was left with no choice but to seek judicial help in this matter as religious sentiments of our people have been hurt,” Vinoj P Selvam elaborated.

matter is expected to be heard early today.

TN Govt Banned Live Telecast of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Programmes: Nirmala Sitharaman 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday took to her official X account and said that DMK-led government h banned watching live telecast of Ram Temple inauguration.

"TN govt has banned watching live telecast of Ayodhya Ram Mandir programmes of Jan 22. In TN re are over 200 temples for Shri Ram. In HR&CE-managed temples, no puja, bhajan, prasam/annanam in name of Shri Ram is allowed. Police are also stopping privately held temples from organising events. y are threatening organisers that y will rip off pandals. Strongly condemn this anti-Hindu, hateful action," Union finance minister posted on X.

Sharing a clip from a media report, Sitharaman claimed that cable operators were earlier told that re would likely be a power outage during time of live telecast.

"Heartbreaking scenes in several parts of TN. People are threatened for organising bhajans, feeding poor, and celebrating with sweets, even as we wish to watch PM Narendra Modi participate in Ayodhya. Cable TV operators are told that re is a likely power shutdown during live telecast. This is I.N.D.I Alliance partner DMK's anti-Hindu efforts," she ded.