Kudos to the Madras High Court!

The Madras High Court has rejected a petition filed by Muslims seeking a ban on Hindu festivals and processions.

The gist of the petition had read, "Idolatry is a sin for us. We will not encourage it. This is a territory dominated by us".

However, the court rejected the petition and strongly criticized the intolerance shown against Hindus.

The Muslims demanded that Hindu festivals be banned in areas where they were in the majority.

The court wondered as to what if the Hindus had thought like this since independence and what their situation would have been today.

Kalathoor is a Hindu minority town in the Perambalur district. The Muslim community often protested against the processions and the devotional music/discourses from the Hindu temples.

According to the PTI, Muslims in the area have been opposing the Hindu march since 2012. Islamic fundamentalists refer to Hindu festivals as the 'Celebration of Sin'.

Since the Muslim community dominates a particular area, another religious community cannot be prevented from celebrating festivals or marching in the streets of that area.

Festivals that have been held together for decades cannot be banned because of the intolerance of a particular religious sect.

If religious intolerance is allowed, it is not good for a secular country. The court ruled that intolerance of any kind should be abandoned by the Muslim community and should not lead to conflicts and riots with religious narrow-mindedness.

The bench consisting of Justices N Kirubakaran and P Velmurugan observed that Muslims were trying to establish their dominance by making such demands.

My take.

Where is the intolerance brigade? Why are they quiet about this blatant audacity? And where are we headed?

And for the mainstream national media, this is no news as yet! What a shame!!

Tailpiece.

Got up at 7, yet again as we'd gone to sleep around a half past 1 after seeing the movie. Went about the chores and was ready by 9 as bath was given the go by because water could not be pumped into the overhead tank as the electricity outage was continuing since yesterday morning. 

Achu, Mithun and Ammu had stored water in each of the bathrooms after drawing water from the well where the water has come up to the ground level with the rains persisting. Achu had left, soon after, for Pidavoor. 

Power was restored after a few hiccups, by afternoon. Phew! The laptop, the cellphones and the dongle were recharged.

Participated in the Aazhchakkoottam : "The second covid-wave in India" by Dr Jayachandran, Ayurveda acharya, Gujarat from 1600 - 1745 hrs. It was interesting.