Adheenam priests present sceptre ‘Sengol’ to PM Modi Rajnikant thanks PM Modi

Adheenam priests present sceptre ‘Sengol’ to PM Modi
Rajnikant thanks PM Modi

Actor Rajinikanth on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for installing ‘Sengol’ in the new Parliament building. He said that the move has made Tamilians proud.

In a tweet, the Tamil superstar said, the traditional symbol of Tamil power – the sceptre – will shine in India’s new parliament building. My sincere thanks to the honourable Prime Minister who made Tamilians proud.

Ahead of inauguration of the new Parliament building and after the Adheenam priests handed over ‘Sengol’ to the Prime Minister veteran actor Rajinikanth Rajnikant thanked the Prime Minister.

Subsequently, PM Modi met the Adheenams, who flew down to the national capital today, at his official residence. The prime minister also sought their blessings.

Addressing the priests, Modi said, he is delighted that the symbol of India’s great tradition, Sengol is being installed in the new Parliament building. This Sengol will keep reminding us that we have to walk on the path of duty and remain answerable to the public.

Made of silver and gold, the five-feet long sceptre was handed over by Lord Mountbatten to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 14, 1947, as a symbol of the transfer of power, a version dismissed by the Congress as “bogus” according to the Government. The Sengol, a symbol of governance in Tamil kingdoms of yore, was made by Madras (now Chennai) jewellers Vummidi Bangaru Chetty and was kept for display in The Allahabad Museum.

PM Modi further made it known that it would have been good had the holy Sengol would have been given its due respect after independence and given an honourable position. But this Sengol was kept on display as a walking stick in Anand Bhawan, Prayagraj. Your ‘sevak’ and our Govt have brought the Sengol out of Anand Bhawan.

On Sunday, the sceptre will be installed near the Speaker’s seat in the new Parliament, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

News input KV Raman