1. The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to permit the Periyarists and Ambedkarists to take out procession with Silambam and sword fight and garlanding Ambedkar statue at Port Trust and Periyar statue at Simpson, Mount Road, Madras on 26.9.1993 at 3 pm to 6 pm.

2. The petitioner as the State President of Republic Party of India (Gavai), Tamil Nadu State and also the editor of “Unaru” Tamil monthly has come up to this Court with the aforesaid prayer.

3. It is alleged in the affidavit that the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 21.8.1993 has made an appeal to the public against organising religious processions, that accordingly Muslims did not take out the Meelad-un-Nabi procession, that for the Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrations, the Government and the police, with ulterior motives received the requests from the ruling religious organisations for taking out a procession in Madras for immersion of Ganesha Idols in the sea water illegally. It is further alleged that several idols were installed both in public and private places, that the organisations said that according to Hindu religious practices the idols would have to be im