The BJP has welcomed a Madras High Court ruling allowing the Deepathoon lamp-lighting ritual at Thiruparankundram Hills, accusing the Tamil Nadu government and INDIA bloc allies of "anti-Hindu" appeasement politics. Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated the DMK government's appeal against the court's decision reflects an "anti-Hindu mindset." The BJP highlighted past remarks by Udhayanidhi Stalin calling for the "eradication of Sanatana Dharma" and linked this to the government's opposition to the ritual. The court rejected the state's law and order concerns.