Sengol handover: 21 Aadheenams meet PM Modi in Delhi
PM Modi met the Aadheenams, who flew down to the national capital today, at his residence. The Prime Minister also sought their blessings.
Aadheenams from Tamil Nadu meet Prime Minister Modi
NEW DELHI: The Aadheenams (priests) handed over the sacred sceptre, ‘Sengol’, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, on the eve of the inauguration of the new Parliament building.
PM Modi met the Aadheenams, who flew down to the national capital today, at his residence. The Prime Minister also sought their blessings. Earlier in the day, the Adheenams of Dharmapuram and Thiruvavaduthurai arrived in the national capital.
At the inauguration of the new Parliament building on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will establish the historical and sacred “Sengol” in the Parliament House. As many as 21 Aadheenams had earlier left for Delhi from Chennai to participate in the inauguration ceremony.
Dharmapuram Aadheenam, Palani Aadheenam, Virudhachalam Aadheenam, and Thirukoyilur Aadheenam were among the Aadheenams who left for Delhi from Chennai to attend the ceremony. Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that the sacred sceptre ‘Sengol’ is the symbol of the transfer of power from the British to India.
He said that the Parliament House is the most appropriate and sacred place to install the historic ‘Sengol’.
PM Modi took a decision to adopt Sengol as a national symbol of the Amrit Kaal.
Talking about the installation of ‘Sengol’, a symbol of justice, Ambalavana Desiga Paramachariya Swamigal of Thiruvavaduthurai Aadheenam said on Friday that it is a matter of pride for Tamil Nadu that Sengol is being given its significance.
“Lord Mountbatten got the Sengol and it was given to former PM Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947. It’s good that PM Modi will place Sengol in the new Parliament. We are going to Delhi and we’ll be giving it to the PM,” he said.