The Madras High Court has settled what has been a raging issue over the previous week in Tamil Nadu - the permission to celebrate Vinayaka Chaturthi(which falls on Aug 22nd, Saturday) amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The High Court has permitted only individuals and their families to install Ganesha idols and immerse them in nearby water bodies. Court has also emphasized that the Tamil Nadu’s government’s ban on public celebrations, processions, installation of idols in public will be in force. The order was passed on a batch of PILs challenging the prohibition of the public celebration of the festival. BJP leaders had questioned the Tamil Nadu government, asking them to take a cue from the neighbouring Karnataka government that has permitted the festival to be celebrated amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: dna August 21, 2020 09:45 UTC