NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, AUG 9
National/State leaders and cadres and supporters of the BJP and various Hindu outfits on Sunday chanted the ”Kanda Sashti Kavacham” hymn and held a ”Vel Puja” across the country including Hyderabad in Telangana.
Vetrivel Veeravel#Vel_Pooja https://t.co/GyrOwCX9uW
— P Muralidhar Rao (Modi Ka Parivar) (@PMuralidharRao) August 9, 2020
Amid chants of ”Vetri Vel” and ”Veera Vel,” the Kavacham, a prayer song in praise of Lord Muruga seeking divine protection reverberated across Tamilnadu and also the national capital and Hyderabad.
ஆடி சஷ்டி ஆராதனை அருள்மிகு முருகக் கடவுளுக்கு …..'வேலும்' 'மயிலும்' துணை…#rajbhavan #Hyderabad … கன மழையிலும் கனிவுடன் ஆராதனையை ஆண்டவன் ஏற்றுக்கொண்டது அகமகிழ்ச்சி #HyderabadRains …Auspicious Adi shashti Subramania prayers …for #COVID19 free status soon
&health for all pic.twitter.com/vFTt6BqhZI— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (மோடியின் குடும்பம் ) (@DrTamilisai4BJP) August 9, 2020
The event assumes significance as it happened days after ”Karuppar Kootam,” a collective of atheists denigrated the hymn,revered in Tamil Nadu for centuries, on their Youtube channel and it led to an outrage.
Four men including Surendran Natarajan, the anchor were arrested and all the offensive videos were removed from the social media platform following action by the cybercrime police.
BJP State president L Murugan led the Kavacham chanting and ”Vel Puja” at his Koyambedu residence here. Similar prayers were held in party offices, residences of cadres and supporters and on public spaces like roads in the state.
மாநிலத் தலைவர் டாக்டர் L.முருகன் அவர்கள் இல்லத்தில் நடந்த வேல் பூஜை…. pic.twitter.com/8cuQmBlkt2
— Dr.L.Murugan (மோடியின் குடும்பம்) (@Murugan_MoS) August 9, 2020
BJP National General Secretary Muralidhar Rao took part in the Vel Pooja held in the national Capital Delhi and Telangana Governor and former Tamil Nadu BJP State Chief Tamilisai Soundararajan conducted pooja for lord Muruga at Rajbhavan in Hyderabad on Sunday evening.
Leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parishad took part in the Vel Pooja at the residence of State Vice President Vanathi Srinivasan at Coimbatore.
#வேல்பூஜை
எங்கள் இல்லத்தில்….
VHP தலைவர்கள்
திரு.பி.எம்.நாகராஜன்,
திரு.இராமன்
கலந்து கொண்டனர்….@BJP4TamilNadu @blsanthosh @Murugan_TNBJP pic.twitter.com/tCRVcEJ8fq— Vanathi Srinivasan ( Modi Ka Parivar) (@VanathiBJP) August 9, 2020
”Vel” in Tamil means spear and it is the weapon of Hindu god Muruga, also hailed as Subramanya and Karthikeya.
The prayer started at 6.01 pm everywhere and it was held on the occasion of ”Sashti,” an auspicious day for offering worship to Lord Muruga.
Several prominent spiritual orators and musicians had voiced support for the event. Children were dressed up as Lord Muruga in a number of places and spears were prominently placed during prayer sessions amid brightly lit traditional lamps.
Portraits of Muruga, often hailed as Tamil god were decked up and “Veera Vel” and “Vetri Vel” slogans were raised at the start and end of the chanting sessions. Veera (Valour) Vel and Vetri (Victory) Vel are slogans like ”Har Har Mahadev” and used since the days of yore both during prayers and wars.
DMK MLA Ku Ka Selvam, who days ago alleged family politics in his party had wanted party president M K Stalin to condemn those who had denigrated the song.
