Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam slams Congress and media for claiming govt is lying about Sengol

On 24 May, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched {{that a}} Chola Dynasty Sceptre named Sengol may be positioned on the brand new parliament establishing on 28 May after its inauguration. The Sengol was particularly commissioned in 1947 and was handed over to Jawaharlal Nehru as a symbolic swap of vitality from the British. After that, some media properties, along with the Hindu and The News Minute, claimed that there is not a proof that the sceptre was used as a emblem of the swap of vitality. They claimed it was solely a reward from Hindu seers in Tamil Nadu, and didn’t have any symbolic price.

Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam in Tamil Nadu, certainly one of many oldest Saivaite Mutts in India, has strongly refuted these claims, saying that the sceptre was definitely used as a emblem of the swap of vitality. It is notable that it was seers of Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam who had commissioned the sceptre, travelled to it with Delhi, and handed it over to Nehru after symbolically receiving it from Lord Mountbatten.

While narrating utilizing the Sengol on the time of India’s independence from the British in 1947, the federal authorities talked about that the seers of Adheenam, led by Sri La Sri Kumaraswamy Thambiran, had first handed over the sceptre to the then viceroy Mountbatten, and he had then given it once more. After that, a purification ceremony of the Sengol was carried out by Sri La Sri Kumaraswamy Thambiran. The Sengol was then taken to the Constituent Assembly Hall in a procession accompanied by the ‘nadaswaram’ of Adinam Vidwan TN Rajaratnam Pillai. It was then handed over to Nehru at his residence.

The Hindu and The News Minute had claimed that there is not a proof of the Sengol being provided to Mountbatten and he giving it once more as a symbolic gesture, saying it was immediately ‘gifted’ to Nehru by the seers.

Is it any shock that the model new Parliament is being consecrated with often false narratives from the WhatsApp University? The BJP/RSS Distorians stand uncovered however as soon as extra with Maximum Claims, Minimum Evidence.

1. An spectacular sceptre conceived of by a religious establishment in… pic.twitter.com/UXoqUB5OkC

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 26, 2023

These evaluations had been then utilized by Congress leaders and others throughout the opposition to mock the federal authorities over the issue. Jairam Ramesh talked about that the declare that the sceptre was used as picture of swap of vitality is bogus, calling it “Wholly and completely manufactured in the minds of a few and dispersed into WhatsApp.” He moreover talked about, “The sceptre is now being used by the PM & his drum-beaters for their political ends in Tamil Nadu. This is typical of this brigade that embroiders facts to suit its twisted objectives.”

Responding to these claims, Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam posted an official launch on its Facebook net web page strongly, saying that Adheenam’s data help the federal government mannequin. They talked about that it has been documented in quite a few sources that the Adheenam was invited to conduct a ritual to symbolise the swap of vitality.

The official launch by the Adheenam says, “Our Adheenam honoured the invite of Rajaji and we got a Sengol made, gave it to Lord Mountbatten, got it back from him and presented it to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in an elaborate ritual. The Swami who presented it to Nehru also made it clear that this Sengol is a symbol of self-rule”.

The Adheenam talked about, “saying that such events are bogus or false, trying to raise question marks about our credibility, and trying to reduce the importance of the use of the Sengol as a symbol of the transfer of power for the sake of politics is very sad and unfortunate.” They added that they’re going to current detailed information on the similar in a press conference.

S Gurumurthy, thought chief and editor of the Thuglak Magazine, who was behind rediscovering the Sengol, moreover slammed The Hindu calling its report recklessl. He Tweeted, “The Hindu report is reckless and the congress relying on the reckless report shows that due to old age its institutional memory is failing.”

Countering ‘no evidence’ declare of The Hindu, he talked about that the federal government docket distributed to journalists comprise quotes from the Adheenam, saying “Sadaiyapa swami gave the sengol [Sengol] to Mountbatten and got it back from him and sprinkled holy water on it, invoked the divine name and gave it to Pundit Nehru blessing him to assume power.” He provided the Tamil quote by Adheenam and its English translation.

The Hindu report is reckless and the congress relying on the recklesd report displays that due to earlier age its institutional memory is failing. Now I’ll current how the Hindu is reckless if not dishonest https://t.co/hbkiQaDZfo

— S Gurumurthy (@sgurumurthy) May 26, 2023

“This Annex is available in the govt docket but the Hindu has been blind,” he talked about. S Gurumurthy later moreover posted the response by Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam.

Thanks @sgurumurthy , because you may be such a properly wisher of our Group, what you say is definitely concerning, and if the report is factually incorrect, we’ll applicable it. https://t.co/v9nwzTRAP9

— Malini Parthasarathy (@MaliniP) May 26, 2023

After he requested, “Will The Hindu persist with the wrong,” The Hindu director Malini Parthasarathy talked about that his suggestions are definitely concerning. “If the report is factually incorrect, we will correct it,” she added.