TN govt defends 150-yr-old Deepam tradition in SC, opposes changing of place

CM Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government, in its counter-affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, has firmly defended the over 150-year-old practice of lighting the lamp at the Deepa Mandapam. It has opposed the demand by the Hindu Dharma Parishad for a permanent lamp at the Deepathoon, a stone pillar on the hill. It also opposed handing over the hill to ASI.