Continuously for the last 18 years, on the day of Ganesh visarjan (this year on September 7), an individual carrying a one-foot tall Ganesh idol is being arrested for “trying to flout orders along a sensitive road”. The individual is Sri Rama Gopalan aged 87, the founder leader of Hindu Munnani. The road in question is the Triplicane High Road in Chennai. The law enforcement authorities display adamant attitude by not allowing visarjan procession along this main thoroughfare citing the presence of sizeable Muslim population along the road. Sri Ramagopalan insists that “the right of way” of the Hindus is being trampled and therefore the right has to be established. Meanwhile Ganesh visarjan started by Hindu organizations has now become full-fledged social festival across the State. This year over 60,000 huge Ganesha idols were installed in the State, sending the State authorities mulling ways to curb the spirit in the years to come.