CHENNAI: CPM state secretary P Shanmugam on Friday criticised AIADMK general secretary and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami for his stand on the Thiruparankundram hill issue.

In a post on X, he said Palaniswami must explain to the people of Tamil Nadu why a lamp should be lit at a new spot on the hill, irrespective of the court verdict, and clarify whether the move was driven solely by devotion to Murugan. He asked if the AIADMK leader was prepared to give such an explanation. Shanmugam also questioned whether supporting everything done by the BJP without scrutiny had become Palaniswami’s policy.

On Thursday, Palaniswami issued a statement accusing the DMK government of failing to implement the Madras High Court’s single-judge order relating to the lighting of the lamp at

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