70-Year-Old Karumariamman Temple Demolished In Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Constituency

The Devi Karumariamman temple, which had been in the Koyyathoppu area of Chepakkam constituency in Chennai for the past 70 years was demolished on the early morning of 11 March 2023 with police protection.

A part of the temple, including the Gopuram, was built 30 years ago with the help of former governor and Congress MLA Jyoti Venkatachalam in the 1970s.

This demolition of a 70-year-old temple by the DMK government has sparked public outrage in the locality. In a letter addressed to the engineer of Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB), Hindu Munnani leader Vijay Kumar has condemned the demolition of a temple that has been in place for over 70 years.

It is also reported that the Gandhi statue, which was erected by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Kamaraj near the temple, was demolished along with the temple. However, no Congress leader has condemned the DMK government’s destruction of the Hindu temple or the Mahatma Gandhi statue opened by Congress stalwart Kamarajar.

It is worth noting that the temple comes under Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Chepakkam-Tiruvellikeni constituency.

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