Karthigai Deepam row created for cheap politics, dividing society: MK Stalin Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said the Thiruparankundram Karthigai Deepam issue was deliberately turned into a religious controversy for political gain. He said the ritual was conducted properly as per tradition and warned against divisive politics. AdvertisementKarthigai Deepam row was created for cheap politics, says Chief Minister MK Stalin in Madurai. Pramod MadhavUPDATED: Dec 8, 2025 13:44 ISTWritten By: Deepthi RaoTamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said on Sunday that the lighting of Karthigai Deepam at Thiruparankundram was being unnecessarily turned into a religious controversy for political gains, calling it “cheap politics of the worst kind.”Speaking at a public event after announcing infrastructure development projects in Madurai, Stalin said spirituality was meant to bring peace, unity, and harmony among people, and not to divide society for personal or political benefit. advertisement“Attempting to create division in the name of spirituality is not spiritualism but cheap politics,” he said. Referring to Madurai as the land of Kannagi from the Tamil epic Silapathigaram, he said, “Madurai is the land of Kannagi, who questioned a wrong verdict given without proper investigation,” in a veiled reference to recent legal developments related to the issue. Stalin said the Karthigai Deepam was lit at the Thiruparankundram Subramaniya Swamy temple on December 3 and also at the Uchipillaiyar shrine on the hill, strictly as per long-standing tradition.
