Synopsis: The DMK managed to rally together the Opposition parties over an issue linked to the lighting of a lamp in the Uchchipillaiyar Temple atop the Thirupparankundram hills in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district. An impeachment notice against Justice GR Swaminathan now has the backing of INDIA bloc allies.

In a move which the ruling BJP termed “unprecedented”, the Opposition INDIA bloc moved an impeachment motion seeking the removal of Justice GR Swaminathan, a judge of the Madras High Court.

The BJP found it “unprecedented” because the Opposition’s move, it said, was against a judge for delivering a judgement in a court of law.

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Allegations against Justice Swaminathan

The Opposition MPs que

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