The Hindu's Frontline De-Hinduizes Thirupparankundram Lord Murugan As Tribal Murukan, Here's The Truth From Sangam Literature

The Hindu's Frontline De-Hinduizes Thirupparankundram Lord Murugan As Tribal Murukan, Here's The Truth From Sangam Literature

A recent article published in Frontline on the controversy surrounding the lamp-lighting (deepam) dispute at the sacred hill of Tiruparankundram near Madurai has triggered strong criticism from scholars and commentators, who have accused the magazine of presenting a historically skewed narrative on Murugan worship and the hill’s religious history. Frontline’s Key Claims The Frontline article situates the present dispute over lighting a deepam on…