As the row between the Sengol and the new Parliament building in India rages on, BJP leader and great-grandson of former Union Home Minister C Rajagopalachari , CR Kesavan, has demanded an apology from the Congress party for questioning the history of the sceptre.
The Sengol is considered to be a symbol of the transfer of British power to India and Kesavan believes that the truth is prevailing and will be reflected in the Prime Minister’s installation of the Sengol in the temple of democracy. He asserts that false narratives about the sceptre were circulated in order to diminish its importance.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had said that there was “no documented evidence whatsoever of Mountbatten, Rajaji and Nehru describing this sceptre as a symbol of the transfer of British power to India” and he had further claimed that all such claims to this effect were “BOGUS”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to establish the Sengol as a national symbol of Amrit Kaal, and it will be presented to him by the 293rd head priest of Madurai Aadheenam during the inauguration of the new Parliament Building. The Home Minister, Amit Shah, highlighted the importance of the sceptre by saying that the Parliament House was the most appropriate and sacred place to install it.
CR Kesavan believes that the Congress party should apologize for their comments and acknowledges the importance of the Sengol in Indian history.
C Rajagopalachari was a freedom fighter, former Union Home Minister, and Chief Minister of Madras. He was the founder of the Swatantra Party and is considered to be a distinguished leader of the Indian independence movement. During his time, Rajagopalachari was an advocate for socio-religious progressive thought and reform. He was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India.
CR Kesavan is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a great-grandson of C Rajagopalachari. He has been a BJP leader and has now demanded an apology from the Congress party for questioning the history of the Sengol. He believes that truth is prevailing and will be further reflected in the Prime Minister’s installation of the Sengol in the temple of democracy.
