DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM (DMK) LEADER TKS ELANGOVAN ASSERTED THAT 'SENGOL' WHICH IS TO BE INSTALLED AT THE NEW BUILDING OF PARLIAMENT IS A SYMBOL OF 'MONARCHY' AND NOT' 'DEMOCRACY'

On May 28, new building of parliament is going to be inaugurated and 'Sengol' which is the symbol fair and equitable governance is going to be recieved by PM Modi.

   5 feet long shaft 'Sengol' is historical Sceptre from Tamil Nadu which was recieved by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to represent transfer of power from British was kept in a museum of Allahabad and will be installed in the new Parliament building.

    DMK leader TKS Elangovan condemned this issue and stated that ' Sengre ' is a sign of monarchy and not of 'democracy'.

     He added "Sengol is a symbol of monarchy and not democracy. Sengol is not given by the political parties but by mutt. Mutt is also another symbol of monarchy. They had given a Sengol when India got independence at that time."

     Gold-plated silver ‘Sengol’ (meaning sceptre), presented by the Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam (in present day Myladudurai district) to India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru as a symbol of the transfer of power from the British.

     Viceroy Lord Mountbatten asked Nehru about the ceremony to be followed for the transfer who in turn consulted C Rajagopalachari (Rajaji, the last Governor-General of India and who hailed from the Madras Presidency and present day Krishnagiri district). Rajaji suggested the concept of a sengol being handed over to a king.

     The Tamil Nadu government has proudly published the role played by the Mutts of the State in the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE) Policy Note of 2021-22. Para 24 of this document clearly highlights the role played by the Mutts as Royal Counsel.

This historic plan has been prepared in consultation with the presidents of Adheenam.

    Thus all 20 Adheenam presidents will also be present on this auspicious occasion to shower their blessings in reminiscence of this sacred ritual.