The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday directed police to maintain law and order, peace and provide adequate protection to devotees at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam in Tiruchi.
The court was hearing a public interest litigation petition filed by Rangarajan Narasimhan of Srirangam, who sought a direction to the authorities to prohibit unauthorised demonstration by Makkal Adhikaram and National Democratic Labour Front.
Appearing in-person, the petitioner submitted that Makkal Adhikaram was widely posting on social media that it would burn Manusmriti, Vedas and Agamas on September 17, on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Periyar E.V. Ramasamy Naicker at Srirangam. He submitted that the protest was intended to hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.
