Thiruvallikkeni Porattam and Dr Subrahmanya Swamy

Sri Parthasarathi Swami Thirukovil is one of the vey ancient temples and one among the 108 Divyadesams sung by Azhwars.  The antiquity of the temple is understood by the style of architecture as also the culverts dating back to Pallava kingdom.   A few months ago, much to the chagrin and anguish of devotees,  the Temple Administration has placed black granite in the inner prakaram over the black stone, which has become  more of a hindrance with devotees finding it too hot to step on and too slippery when it rains.  Not caring for the aesthetic design nor the time-old traditions, the authorities have erected structure covering the place fully, which prevents the devotees from having darshan of the Sacred Vimana.  

There have been protests and signature campaign. A group of devotees have obtained signatures from more than 5000 individuals and have presented them to the Authorities, which has not provided any reaction.  A writ petition has been  filed before the High Court of Madras seeking to declare the Sri Parthasarathy Temple at Triplicane an ancient monument and to preserve its antiquity as per the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act,1958.

Local residents protesting against these have formed a Fourm – ‘Sri Parthasarathi Swami Temple Protection Force’ and  under the aegis of the Fourm,   more than 1000 devotees participated in a peaceful protest on 25^th Aug 2012, starting the procession  before the Temple, chanting Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam and did pradakshinam around the Temple appealing to Lord Parthasarathi Himself for the right solution. 

These events have been well-reported in all the newspaper and we are so thankful to you for covering them in a detailed manner in the  right perspective. 

The pleas of devotees and the Fourm have so far  failed to evoke action from the HR&CE authorities.  The structures are so clumsily constructed binding and damaging  the beautiful statues of Azhwars at places, the granite stones generate so much of heat and are extremely slippery making it dangerous for the bakthas to walk and do pradakshinam.  The roofing has prevented circulation of air and proves to be a hindrance for having darshan of Vimanam – over the Sanctum Sanctorum.

The Forum is making an  earnest plea to the Hon’ble Chief Minister and the authorities of HR&CE and to the Temple Authorities to restore the pristine glory of the temple and remove the recently constructed clumsy structures.

On Sunday, 9^th Dec 2012,  Dr Subramaniya Swamy of the Janata Party visited Sri Parthasarathi Swami temple, had darshan of Lord Parthasarathi,  inspected the structures made and spoke to the Press ~ which included large no. of camera persons representing various news channels.

Dr Subrahmanya Swamy needs no introduction.  This suave person has been in the forefront fighting corruption and other evils of the society.  He has been actively fighting for the rights of Hindus.  By his concerted action and legal efforts, he has in right earnest fought for the “Rama Sethu” – the most sacred bridge constructed by the army commandeered by Sugreeva, King of Kishkinda in order to help Rama find his consort Sita.  The epic ‘Sri Ramayana’,  as written by Valmiki depicts all the events including the construction of the bridge for which Dr Swamy has fought valiantly and has stopped destruction of this sacred symbol of Hindu Unity. 

After inspecting the construction of shelter and the stones laid, Dr Swamy thundered them to be illegal and that the authorities have done things in haste.  He has assured fighting this legally and would guide those fighting for the cause appropriately. 

Here are some photos taken by the media  during his visit  to Sri Parthasarathi Swami temple

-         Allikkeni Mainthan.

-         9^th Dec 2012.