8.It has already been noted “Tamil Thai Vaazhthu” is a prayer song and not an Anthem. There is no statutory or executive order requiring the attendees to stand up when Tamil Thai Vaazhthu is sung. But highest reverence and respect ought to be shown to Tamil Thai Vaazhthu. It is true that the members of the audience conventionally stand up whenever Tamil Thai Vaazhthu is sung. But the question is whether this is the only mode in which respect can be shown. When we celebrate pluralism and diversity, insisting that there can be only one way of showing respect reeks of hypocrisy. One should not forget that a Sanyasi occupies a special place in our social and cultural life. Emperors and Kings have prostrated before Sanyasis and Fakirs. In the epics whenever a Sanyasi entered the royal court, the King will step down from his throne and pay his respects. In His Holiness Sri La-Sri Shanmugha Desika Gnanasambanda Paramacharya Swamigal v. Controller of Estate Duty (1985) 153 ITR 390, Their Lordships Ramanujam and Fakkir Mohammed, JJ. held that becoming a Sanyasi is renunciation of one's worldly life and possessions, and neither the ancient texts nor the judicial precedents refer to the concept of obligations. On becoming a Sanyasi, the person suffers a civil death. He must be taken to have a re-birth. A Sanyasi primarily leads a life of piety. When in prayer, he is invariably found in a meditative posture. Since https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
