Chennai: The Sengol was handed over to Lord Mountbatten and then it was presented to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947 to symbolise transfer of power from British and.
The pontiff said Rajaji and other leaders reached out to the Tiruvavaduthurai Adheenam over the question of symbolising the transfer of power from British. In 1947, the mutt decided to make a Sengol in sync with tradition to symbolise independence and the power transfer
To a question on proof of the Sengol s handing over, the pontiff said there was evidence including photographs and reports that appeared in newspapers and magazines in 1947.