TRICHY: The Sengol (sceptre), which will be installed in the new Parliament building, signifies justice, integrity and unfailing good governance of a king who holds it, said Mani Maran, a Tamil pandit at Saraswathi Mahal Library in Thanjavur, on Wednesday.
Earlier today,
Union home minister Amit Shah announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would install the
historic ‘sengol’ near the Lok Sabha Speaker’s seat on the occasion of the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28.
“Tamil emperors like Cholas were usually holding a sceptre in their hands. After crowning the new king, his predecessor or the rajaguru handed over the sceptre during the ceremonial occasion. Thiruvalluvar mentions the sceptre while referring to the rule of law. Sangam works like the Silapathikaram mention the superiority and importance of the sceptre,” Mani Maran said.
Mayiladuthurai Dharmapuram Adheenam, the 24th Gurumaha Sannidhanam Ambalavana Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, recalled how the mutt had sent a sceptre to New Delhi at the time of Independence.
Speaking to reporters, he said, “During the reign of 20th mutt a golden sceptre was sent to Delhi in 1947 which was handed over to Jawaharlal Nehru by Mountbatten Prabhu to mark the formal handing over of the governance. The same sceptre will be going to be handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration event of the newly constructed Parliament building.”