Over the past century, the janeu—in addition to its age-old connotations—gathered an extra charge in Tamil Nadu, where to cut off the ‘poonool of a parppaan’ (the sacred thread of a brahmin) was ...

CHENNAI: A writ plea has been made in the Madras High Court for a direction to the authorities concerned to grant permission to the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) to conduct the ‘poonool to ...

CUDDALORE/CHENNAI: Governor RN Ravi waded into a fresh controversy on Wednesday after he presided over an event in which over 100 people, all from non-upper-caste communities, were offered a sacred ...

Chennai: Eight persons of the Thanthai Periyar Dravida Kazhagam were booked by the city police after a group of them attempted to tie ‘poonool’ (a sacred thread worn by Brahmins) to a pig on the ...

A 24-year-old man's sacred thread was cut and thrown away here by three motorcycle-borne men and they mocked at him for wearing it and a case has been registered, the police said on Monday. The ...

A man has filed a complaint with the police alleging that four unidentified persons cut off the ‘poonool’ (sacred thread) of his 24-year-old son at Thiyagaraja Nagar in Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli on ...