An attempt is being made to occupy temple land worth crores of rupees and divide into houses for sale, in Tirupur. There are several acres of land belonging to the Subramania Swamy temple at Nachiyapalayam, Kangayam Road, Tirupur. There are 2.47 acres of land under Survey no. 105.
This land has been leased to a private individual under the Tamil Nadu Inam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act. The individual prepared a bond for the land and sold it. Currently, in order to divide the land into houses for sale, levelling work is being done. At the current market value, the land is worth ₹10 crore.
There is opposition from the devotees of the temple for dividing the land into houses for sale. Devotees have requested the government that the land should not be divided into residential plots for sale, that the Patta (bond) issued in private name should be cancelled and that the temple land should only be used for temple related purposes.
With regard to this issues, the officials of the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments have said, “This land was donated to the temple in 1912. In 1968, the lease was granted to a private individual under the Tamil Nadu Inam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act. The registrar has been informed currently that the land should not be registered.”
(With inputs from Dinamalar)
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