Thirupparankundram is not a one-off controversy. It is the loudest alarm bell yet — ringing from within the judiciary — warning us that Hindutva’s legal ecosystem has finally matured into a machine powerful enough to bend administrative authority, override law-and-order assessments, and elevate newly invented ritual claims over century-old peaceful customs. What happened here isn’t a faith dispute. It’s a glimpse of a structural capture decades in the making.
1. A Judge Elevates an Unproven Ritual Over a 100-Year-Old Custom — And That’s No Accident
When G.R. swaminathan dismisses the administration’s law-and-order warning and endorses a freshly asserted, never-before-practised ritual location, he isn’t just making a judicial call — he’s participating in a larger project. A century-old peaceful tradition is thrown aside, not for faith, but for ideological positioning.
2. To Understand the Danger, We Must Zoom Out — Way Out
Thirupparankundram makes sense only when placed inside the three-decade rise of the RSS’s legal wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad (ABAP). The Caravan’s investigation exposed a quiet but vast network: lawyers trained, promoted, and elevated from district courts to constitutional benches, all aligned to one ideological mission.
3. ABAP Isn’t Just a lawyer Network — It’s an Engine for “Strategic Litigation.”
From ayodhya to Kandhamal, from Jahangirpuri to temple disputes across India, ABAP doesn’t argue cases — it scripts narratives. It plants ideological framing into court records. It rewrites “common sense” inside the justice system. It transforms legal disputes into political victories long after the judgment.
4. The Sangh’s Formula Is Consistent Everywhere — Mobilise on Streets, Sanitise in Courts
First, a propaganda campaign or street mobilisation.
Then, a courtroom battle led by ABAP-trained lawyers.
Finally, a judicial order that retroactively legitimises the mobilisation.
The legal aftershock becomes the real political victory. Thirupparankundram fits this pattern like a glove.
5. In This Context, Swaminathan’s Order Is Not Neutral — It’s a Perfect Ideological Template
A district administration responsible for ground peace restricts a volatile demand.
But the judge:
overrules the state
prioritises a newly invented ritual
dictates police deployment
warns of punitive consequences
This isn’t judicial caution. This is judicial assertiveness empowered by ideological confidence.
6. This Is What Happens When Judicial Discretion Gets Captured by an Ecosystem
Periyar warned that once Hindutva captures legal power, every shared space becomes a battlefield. Every administrative decision becomes “appeasement.” Every secular principle becomes “anti-Hindu.” Thirupparankundram proves that prophecy has arrived — in terrifying clarity.
7. tamil Nadu Is Finally Naming the Capture for What It Is — And That’s Crucial
The state government’s firm stance — defending the autonomy of civil administration and State police — is not mere governance. It is a defence of constitutional federalism, an insistence that courts remain courts, not ideological instruments. Calling out this capture publicly is the first step toward resisting it.
8. Thirupparankundram Isn’t Just a Moment. It’s a Warning of What’s Coming.
A judge openly sides with a new, contestable ritual claim.
An ideological network celebrates.
A century-old custom is pushed aside.
A district administration is overridden.
This is not a ritual dispute. It is the legal face of a movement that has worked patiently for decades to seize the levers of justice.
And now, in tamil Nadu, we are seeing the consequences.
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