BJP MP Anurag Thakur accused DMK government of targeting Hindus in Madurai for demanding Karthigai Deepam lamp be lit atop Thirupparankundram Hill. He said, "Tamil Nadu has become symbol of anti-Sanatana Dharma...Their ministers make statements against Sanatana Dharma." He added, "Devotees were lathi-charged despite court directions...Why are Hindus being subjected to such discrimination?"