Devdatta Tengshe

So the BJP's FakeFactory stands exposed today by none other than the revered head Swamigal of the Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam himself in The Hindu. No Mountbatten, No Rajaji, No part in OFFICIAL transfer of power on August 14th 1947. But yes the majestic Sengol was indeed presented to Nehru as I have been saying all along. Here are some more facts to nail the lies of today's Raja and his drumbeaters. 1. Page 10 of The Hindu dated August 29 1947 carries an ADVERTISEMENT on the presentation of the Golden Sceptre to Nehru at 10pm on August 14 1947 at his residence. It was clearly an initiative of the Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam itself.  2. In the photo at the bottom the famed nagaswaram virtuoso T.N. Rajaratnam Pillai is marked as # 5. Here is what is said on him in an article on a website of the Union Ministry of Culture: When India attained independence  Rajaratnam was sent to Delhi by the Pandarasannadhi of the Tiruvaduturai Matam to present on his behalf a mace of solid gold senkol (symbol of righteous administration). Rajaratnam was thrilled by this proud privilege. It was Dr. P. Subbarayan who introduced him to the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to whom Rajaratnam played the nagaswaram before handing over the mace. There is no mention of Mountbatten or even Rajaji.  Rajaratnam Pillai is himself the subject of a fascinating new biography by an eminent Japanese ethnomusicologist in which the August 14 1947 episode is mentioned.