As dates for Ganesh Utsav come closer, excitements start prevailing pan India. A Division Bench of the Madras High Court headed by Justice MM Sundaresh refused to interfere after two Public Interest Litigations (PIL) sought a direction to restrain the Hindu Munnani, which had promised to install 1.5 lakh Vinayaka idols, as a mark of protest against the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to impose restrictions on Vinayaka Chaturthi, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Earlier this week, the state government issued a circular banning the installation, procession and immersion of Vinayakar idols in public, to avoid large crowds from gathering amidst the pandemic. The government also requested residents to celebrate the festival, which falls on August 22, in their homes. In response to the circular, Hindu Munnani state president Kadeswara C Subramaniam said that the organization would install 1.5 lakh idols in different locations across Tamil Nadu and lashed out at the government for its ‘anti-Hindu’ stance.
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The PILs asked the court to take legal action against Hindu Munnani office bearers for openly threatening to violate lockdown norms and defy government orders. However, the court disposed of the petitions and refused to pass any orders, stating that law and order would be handled by the Tamil Nadu government, which can take necessary steps to ensure that the guidelines are followed. As of Tuesday evening, the Tamil Nadu government said that there were 53,860 active cases of the coronavirus, while 289,787 people had recovered and were discharged from different hospitals. The state’s total tally is at 3,49,654 while its death toll is at 6,007.
