Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MPs are reportedly preparing to table a motion to impeach Justice G R Swaminathan of the Madras High Court, following his controversial ruling in the Thiruparankundram Subramaniaswamy temple case .

The dispute centres on the lighting of a festival lamp on one of two ancient stone pillars, known locally as ‘deepathon’, situated on a hill that hosts both a sixth-century Hindu temple and a 14th-century dargah. For more than a century, the ritual has been performed at the lower pillar at the foot of the hill.

The court ruling

On Monday, Justice Swaminathan directed that the lamp be lit on the pillar located halfway up the hill, overturning objections from the state government and temple authorities.

The judge argued that the up

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