Story highlights
- The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court's order on lighting a lamp on the Thirupparankundram hill in Madurai district.
- The High Court had ordered that the Karthika lamp be allowed to be lit on a stone pillar near the dargah.
- However, the government said that this could lead to law and order problems.
The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court’s order on lighting a lamp on the Thirupparankundram hill in Madurai district. The High Court had ordered that the Karthika lamp be allowed to be lit on a stone pillar near the dargah. However, the government said that this could lead to law and order problems. The controversy has now become a topic of discussion across the country.
