History will repeat itself on Sunday when all the priests of adheemans in Tamil Nadu present the ‘Sengol’, a spectre handed over by Lord Mountbatten to India’s first PM Nehru to mark Independence, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the new Parliament building. Recently, when PM Modi learned about the ‘Sengol’ he reportedly decided to show it to the nation during the inauguration of Parliament building at New Delhi.
Making the announcement of the spectre’s display, Union Minister Amit Shah said a historical event would be revived on the occasion as the historic 'Sengol' would be placed in the new Parliament building.
Talking to ABP Nadu, 24th Gurumaha Sanethanam Sri Sri Ambalavanan Desika Paramacharya Swamigal said, “Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, VOC, Bharathiyar and several other leaders fought for freedom and people have shed blood for Independence.”
“On the eve of Independence Day, a group of people from Thiruvavaduthurai Aadheenam left Madurai for Delhi. The priests gave the sengol to Nehru and Rajaji. On Sunday, all adheenams are flying to Delhi again and we are happy to give the Sengol to PM Modi,” he said.
Sengol was decided as the symbol of transfer of power from British to Indians based on the suggestion of the last Governor-General of India C Rajapogalachari. When Lord Mountbatten reportedly asked Nehru about the symbol he wants to use to mark the attainment of Independence, Nehru gave the task of finding the symbol to Rajagopalachari, fondly known as Rajaji. After making a couple of calls, Rajaji pitched the idea of 'Sengol' and trusted Gurumaha Sannithanam Sri La Sri Ambalavana Desika Swamigal with the making of the spectre.
On August 14, 1947, 'Sengol' was accepted by Nehru, the then Prime Minister, from the priests of adheenams in the presence of Rajendra Prasad, who later became India's first President.
(With inputs from ABP Nadu — It is a Tamil platform of ABP News. For more news, commentary and latest happenings from Tamil Nadu, follow https://tamil.abplive.com/)