“Tamil Nadu: Political arm of banned Islamist outfit PFI attempts to offer ‘Qurbani’ of animals near Subramaniya Swamy temple, plan fails as Hindus protest”, Opindia, January 21, 2025:
“On Saturday (18th January), the police stopped Islamist outfits including the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of the banned terrorist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) from carrying out animal slaughter (Qurbani) in Madurai Hill in Thirparankundram city in Tamil Nadu.
This came after Solaikannan, the Madurai district president of the Indu Makkal Katchi (IMK), submitted an appeal to Police Commissioner Loganathan to stop the Islamic outfits from offering Qurbani by slaughtering goats and chickens at the Sikandar Badushah dargah on the sacred Madurai Hill where the famous Murugan Temple is situated.
In his plea, Solaikannan emphasised that the Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy Temple hill in Madurai is an ancient site and of great religious importance to Hindus. The Hindu community here has been worshipping the hill and performing girivalam (circumambulation) on every full moon…….”
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