Preservation of a Centuries-Old Civilizational Festival Is Itself a Constitutional Value: Madras HC Slams Chappal Throwing at Madurai Procession

The Madras High Court ordered strict security arrangements during Madurai’s Lord Kallazhagar procession, condemning alleged chappal-throwing incidents against devotees as an affront to faith, customary religious practices, and the secular fraternity forming part of India’s constitutional ethos.