The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court against Madras High Court orders permitting the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at a stone pillar near a dargah atop the Thirupparankundram hill in Madurai, reviving the dispute that has been the subject of months of litigation and political debate in the State.


Tamil Nadu Deepam Row: Vijay Govt Moves SC Against HC Order on Lamp Lighting

The Tamil Nadu govt will appeal against the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court order allowing the lighting of a lamp on the stone pillar in Thiruparankundram, state law minister S Regupathy said on Tuesday.


Deepam row: Tamil Nadu govt to appeal in Supreme Court against Madras HC order 

A 40-year-old man died after setting himself on fire in Madurai this evening in an incident the police suspect is suicide linked to the ongoing controversy over the lighting of a deepam on a pillar at the Thiruparankundram hilltop.


Karthigai Deepam Row: Madurai Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Police Station in Tamil Nadu

Karthigai Deepam Row: The arguments in the Karthigai Deepam row hearing at the Madras High Court have concluded, but the court has yet to pass its verdict. The case centers on the dispute over the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at the Deepathoon site near the Thiruparankundram temple in Tamil Nadu. 


Karthigai deepam row: Arguments conclude for deepam row hearing at Madras High Court

The Tamil Nadu government told the court that the Deepathoon pillar was not Hindu property and was used by Jain sages. The dargah side said any Hindu custom must be proved in civil court. The matter was adjourned.


Tamil Nadu Govt to HC: Deepam used by Jain sages 

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