Ram Sethu only a natural formation: Karunanidhi
INDIA: A day after the Supreme Court restrained the Sethusamudram
Corporation from causing damage to ‘Ram Sethu’ (Adam’s bridge), Tamil
Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi reiterated that it was only a natural
formation and not a human creation.
Answering a set of questions, the DMK patriarch disputed the argument
by the followers of Lord Ram that ‘Ram Sethu’ was built by Monkey God
Hanuman and fellow monkeys to connect Rameshwaram with Sri Lanka.
“It is only a puranik belief that Adam’s bridge was constructed by
Lord Ram’s followers (as stated in epic Ramayana). It has no scientific
basis,” he said, asserting that it was only a natural formation.
Karunanidhi said that besides, late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru,
several historians and experts have described Ramayana as an epic,
portraying the conflict between the Aryans and Dravidians.
In defence of the ongoing Sethusamudram Shipping Channel project,
which could be implemented after dredging the Adam’s bridge, the Chief
Minister said those interested in the welfare of the country should
realise the benefits of the project.
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