'Hindu-hating DMK': Nirmala Sitharaman hits out at Tamil Nadu govt for 'banning' live screening

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, January 22 hit out at Tamil Nadu government and police. She said that Tamil Nadu police are being misused by 'Hindu-hating DMK'. Her statement came at a time when the LED screens, that were installed at Kamakshi Amman Temple, to watch the live streaming of the Ayodhya Ram Temple's Pran Pratishtha, were taken down.

Nirmala Sitharaman was scheduled to watch the live telecast there. However, as the LED screen were taken down, the Union Finance Minister spoke with reporters and said, "Can any citizen be denied to watch the Prime Minister? The DMK is showing its personal hatred for the Prime Minister."

Moreover, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday, Jan 22 also moved to the Supreme Court as an urgent matter for hearing against the Tamil Nadu government. The Tamil Nadu government allegedly ordered the ban of the live telecast of 'pran pratishtha' ceremony in the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya.

The apex court said that permission can't be rejected on the sole ground that other communities are living in the locality. It asked the state government to maintain data of the applications received and decisions taken in the matter.

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