Madurai, March 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met the family of the devotee Poornachandran, who set himself ablaze over the Karthigai Deepam row.

Slamming the DMK for opposing the Madras High Court verdict allowing the devotees to light the ceremonial lamp on the Deepa Thoon at the summit of the Thiruparankundram hill, the Prime Minister said that "truth and Lord Murugan will win."

PM Modi blamed the DMK for Poornachandran's demise, calling the state government "insensitive."

"Today, in Madurai, I remembered Thiru Poornachandran. This happened due to the insensitivity of the DMK Government in the state. And, no matter what they do, the truth will win. Devotees of Lord Murugan will win. I met his wife, Thirumathi Indumathi ...