Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin reacted to Karthigai Deepam row after clashes erupted over lighting sacred lamp at Thiruparankundram hilltop. He said, "The lamp was lit at the usual place in Thiruparankundram," accusing "some parties" of creating divisions with a "riot mindset". This came after Madras High Court allowed the lamp to be lit atop the hill near a dargah.