The BJP outreach to Saivites
1 year, 7 months ago

The BJP outreach to Saivites

The Hindu  

On the surface, the presence of heads of Saivite mutts from Tamil Nadu at the inauguration of the new Parliament building may offer a likeness to August 14, 1947, when the representative of Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam presented a Sengol to Jawaharlal Nehru. But the unprecedented royal reception accorded to the heads of the Saivite mutts clearly indicates that the BJP has a political plan for Tamil Nadu. His words reflect the overriding feeling among the heads of mutts, who have always felt sidelined by the politically powerful Sankara mutt in Tamil Nadu. As a vote bank, Saivites are the ‘swing factor’ in Tamil Nadu politics and the BJP has sought to consolidate them and make them a solid vote bank, he said.

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