Overview

• Nainar Nagenthran began a week-long fast on June 16 to invoke Lord Muruga’s support for the upcoming theological gathering
• The Lord Muruga Devotees’ Conference is set for June 22 at Thiruparankundram Hill in Madurai to align with the Krithikai day
• The BJP leader outlined six key prayers covering Tamil cultural preservation, women’s empowerment, a drug-free society, social harmony and rural development
• The fast underscores the BJP’s strategy to deepen spiritual and cultural outreach in Tamil Nadu as tensions rise with the DMK over religious restrictions
• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan are slated to attend alongside over 500,000 devotees