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It is narrated in legend that Madurai was originally a forest known as Kadambavanam. One day, a farmer named Dhananjaya who was passing through the forest, saw Indra (The king of the gods), worshipping a swayambhu (self created Lingam ) under kadamba tree. Dhananjaya, the farmer immediately reported this to King Kulasekara Pandya. Kulasekara Pandya cleared the forest and built a temple around the Lingam. A city was soon planned with the temple as its centre. On the day the city was to be named, Lord Shiva is said to have appeared and drops of nectar from his hair fell on the town. So, the place was named Madurai - mathuram meaning "sweetness" in Tamil.
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Congress Communications 101: Rahul Gandhi's message is "Speak positive"

Written By Unknown on Sunday 21 July 2013 | 23:08

New Delhi: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi has advised his party to "speak positive" as national elections draw closer.

Mr Gandhi, 43, addressed a Congress media conclave, which will last two days.

"Let's get talent from states. Let youth and seniors work together" Mr Gandhi said.

Among those who will address the event are senior ministers like P Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh.

The party will work on how to effectively sell the accomplishments of the government as it asks voters for a third term in power.  Social media guidelines will also be discussed.

In recent weeks, the Congress and the opposition BJP have traded litanies of accusations, many of them on Twitter, and with BJP leader Narendra Modi as the focus. On the weekend,  Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed impelled a new controversy by stating that the communal riots of 2002 in Mr Modi's state were responsible for the birth of the Indian Mujahideen, the terror group that has targeted many Indian cities in recent years. "Indian Mujahideen was formed after Gujarat riots, says NIA in its charge sheet. Even now BJP and RSS will not desist from their communal politics?" tweeted Mr Ahmed on Sunday, referring to a chargesheet  filed by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) after 10 serial blasts took place at Bodh Gaya in Bihar earlier this month.  

The BJP, simmering, responded that the Congress stand was "reprehensible" and that it is politicizing a dangerous terror group.
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