21 seers of Dharmapuram Adheenam from Chennai had handed over Sengol to Prime Minister at his residence on Saturday evening (27 May) before it was carried by PM Shri Narendra Modi to new Parliament building in a procession with the chants of ‘nadaswaram’ the next morning on Sunday (May 28). He prostrated himself before the Sengol and with Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, performed a havan, puja as a ceremony to inaugurate the new Parliament building. High priests of Adheenams offered flowers to the historic sceptre and gave it to the Prime Minister, who installed it near the Lok Sabha Speaker’s chair in the new Parliament building. The Prime Minister sought blessings from them, after that unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of the much-awaited new Parliament building. He also felicitated the workers who contributed to the construction of the new Parliament House. Finally, PM Modi, Speaker Om Birla and Cabinet ministers attended a 'Sarv-dharma' prayer ceremony being held at the new building. They also paid floral tributes to Savarkar's portrait in the Central Hall after the inauguration ceremony. The ceremony was boycotted by over 20 opposition parties, including the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), AAP, Trinamool Congress (TMC), and the Janata Dal (United).
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