TVK, DMK criticise Guv paying tribute to Thiruvalluvar’s photo in saffron attire

TVK, DMK criticise Guv paying tribute to Thiruvalluvar’s photo in saffron attire

Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Arlekar paid tribute to poet-saint Thiruvalluvar using a saffron-robed image at a Lok Bhavan event, contradicting the traditionally recognized white-robed depiction. Ruling TVK, DMK and MDMK condemned the act as a politically motivated attempt to impose a religious identity on a universalist philosopher, while BJP countered that saffron is a national, not sectarian, symbol.