Tirunelveli: A case of cutting and throwing away a man’s sacred thread has come to light in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is being told that the man was going to attend a religious event wearing only a dhoti without a shirt. Meanwhile, three people riding a bike met him on the way. The three stopped the man and made fun of him for wearing the sacred thread. Not only this, the three together cut his sacred thread and threw it away. After this, they threatened the man not to wear the sacred thread again and fled. Hindu organizations have protested against this and registered a case.
Sanctuary cut after blocking the road
Actually, the whole case is from Tirunelveli district. Here three people riding a motorcycle cut and threw away the sacred thread of a 24-year-old man. They made fun of him for wearing the sacred thread, after which a case was registered. Police gave this information on Monday. Police said that this incident took place in Palayamkottai on the evening of 21 September. During this time, Akhilesh was going to the local Aastik Samaj run by Brahmins to participate in a bhajan. He told that Akhilesh was going to the program wearing only dhoti and without shirt at that time.
Threatened not to wear again
Meanwhile, three people riding a motorcycle stopped him. The three cut Akhilesh’s sacred thread (called Poonool in Tamil) and threw it away. They made fun of him for wearing Janeu and said that he should not wear Poonool again. On the other hand, after knowing about the matter, the officials of Hindu Munnani (RSS affiliated organization) protested against it. He along with the officials of Aastik Samaj lodged a complaint with Perumalpuram Police (Palayamkottai) on the night of 21 September. He told that the case has been registered.