Goddess Idol Vandalized And Broken, Hundi Money Stolen At Virdhunagar’s Nallathangal Temple
The recent incident at the Nallathangal Temple near Vathirairuppu, in Virudhunagar District where the goddess idol was vandalized and the temple’s hundi money was stolen, has caused a major uproar among devotees and the local community.
The Nallathangal Temple, a renowned 15th-century shrine located in Archanapuram near Vathirairuppu in Virudhunagar district, underwent a Kumbabhishekam ceremony in 2006. Two years ago, the temple was included in the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department’s one-time puja scheme. It draws numerous devotees from across Tamil Nadu, as it holds great significance for the local community as their ancestral place of worship.
On 26 January 2025 morning, local farmers noticed that the temple sanctum door had been broken into and alerted nearby residents. When the priest and villagers inspected the temple, they found the goddess idol lying on the ground, with its head and hands detached. Based on the complaint filed, the Vathirairuppu police are investigating the crime with the help of sniffer dogs and fingerprint experts.
நல்லதங்காள் அம்பாள் விக்ரகம் சேதம்!!
தொடர்ந்து தமிழகத்தில் இந்து திருக்கோயில்களில் உண்டியல் திருட்டு, சுவாமி விக்ரகங்கள் உடைப்பு போன்ற இந்து விரோத செயல்கள் நடந்த வண்ணம் உள்ளது..
அரசும், அறநிலையத்துறை அமைச்சரும் கண்டுக்கொள்ளாமல் இருப்பது ஏன்..?
விருதுநகர் மாவட்டம்,… pic.twitter.com/UBa5J0MDBY
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) January 27, 2025
தமிழகத்தில் இன்னும் மாலீக்கபூர்களும் ,உலுக்கான்களும் இருப்பது உறுதியாகியுள்ளது .
விருதுநகர் மாவட்டம்,
வத்திராயிருப்பு நல்லதங்காள் கோவில் விக்ரகம் கயவர்களால் சிதைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது…
😡😠 pic.twitter.com/WLUwjD1rnF— கோவை ஆனந்த் (@Covai_Anand) January 26, 2025
Authorities confirmed that the thieves had broken the iron gate, stolen money and other items from the temple, and damaged the sanctum door. They also believe the thieves moved the original idol using an iron rod, causing it to fall and break. Locals suspect the involvement of an idol smuggling ring and are calling for the Idol Smuggling Prevention Unit to investigate further.
History Of Nallathangal Temple
The Nallathangal Temple is tied to a deep historical and cultural legacy. Nallathangal lived in Vathirairuppu, and her elder brother, Nallathambi, came from a respected agricultural family. She was married to Kasirajan from Madurai and was a mother to seven children. At that time, Madurai was experiencing a severe famine, prompting Nallathangal to seek assistance from her brother. Unfortunately, Nallathambi was not home, and his wife turned her away, offering only an old earthen pot, wet firewood, and an unusable cup. Nevertheless, Nallathangal managed to ignite the oven through her devotion, preparing food to stave off hunger.
Despite her efforts, the dire circumstances led her to a tragic decision; she took her own life and that of her children by jumping into a well. Upon returning home, Nallathambi learned of the heartbreaking events that had transpired. In his grief and anger, he killed his wife for her harshness and then fatally stabbed himself. Nallathangal, known for her piety, along with Nallathambi, received divine intervention as Lord and Mother appeared before them, granting them life once more. Nallathangal pleaded with the divine beings to keep them in their presence and not return them to the earthly realm.
The Lord assured her that the time would come for that and instructed her to continue protecting the people until then. In honor of their story, a temple was constructed for both siblings, and their children were represented in the form of idols.
(With inputs from Kamadenu)
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Tamil Brahmin Women Don’t Need To Be ‘Bad Girls’ To Emancipate Themselves, It’s The Dravidian Lot Who Need To Emancipate Their Women
Bad Girl, an upcoming Tamil film produced by Anurag Kashyap and Dravidianist director Vetrimaaran is the latest film to join the list of anti-Brahmin propaganda films to come out from Kollywood, targeting Tamil Brahmin women. From the looks of the trailer, the film attempts to portrays the story of a Tamil Brahmin girl who wants to be rebellious, break the shackles of “Brahminical patriarchy“, chooses to live the “high” life and defies her parents and family.
The author of this piece is not at all surprised that the director and the lead of the latest Brahmin-bashing film belongs to the Tamil Brahmin community which is portrayed as regressive in the movie. It’s equally unsurprising that these two talented women appear to have fallen into the trap carefully laid by the Dravidian ecosystem.
“Use the same fingers of the Paapan (casteist slur for Tamil Brahmins) to prick his eyes” – so goes a popular saying among the Dravidian elite. They had done it multiple times over the last 100 years. And this movie is part of the same playbook. Millions of gallons of sewage have flown through though Cooum over the last 100 years but the playbook remains the same. The likes of Krishnas and Sekhars hobnobbing with the Dravidianazis, to gain acceptance among the Dravidian elite for their own opportunities, even as they willingly let their own community become the perpetual punching bag for the Dravidianazis exemplifies the larger issues within the urban Tamil Brahmin community. These young ladies are doing the same – either they’ve fallen into the Dravidianist trap or they’re just doing it to gain acceptance in the Dravidian filmdom.
While these woke Dravidian ladies regurgitate the stale Dravidian vomit targeting Brahmins, the author considers it his duty to state some facts that will allow the young ladies to introspect deeply.
Tamil Brahmin Women are emancipated and have moved up in all spheres of life over the last 100 years. If Tamil Brahmins were regressive, Usha Sundaram would not have become India’s first Women Pilot, Indira Nooyi would not have become CEO of Pepsico, Janaki and Jayalalithaa Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Rukmini Arundale and Padma Subrahmanyam doyens of Bharatnatyam, Bhavani Devi a champion in Fencing, Mallika Srinivasan a successful corporate honcho and not to mention, thousands and thousands of Tamil Brahmin women who have excelled across spheres right from corporate to arts to sports. MS Subbulakshmi, a woman who was born into the Devadasi community and married Sadasivam was supported and encouraged throughout by her Brahmin husband. This was 90 years back.
And the very fact that these two young ladies from Brahmin families have entered film industry itself stands testimony to the progressive nature of the Brahmin community. These two young ladies can touch their conscience and check if ladies from other communities swearing allegiance to EV Ramasamy Naicker (hailed as Periyar by his followers) have let their women folk choose the career of their choice especially in the fields like cinema, arts or modelling.
EVRites are still stuck in 1925. They think Brahmin women still tonsure their heads after their husband’s death and cover their heads. Gone are those days. Brahmin households became progressive a long time back when it comes to educating their women and help them choose the career of their choice. Brahmin husbands aid their women folk in these aspects as well and support their wives – whether they’re having their periods or not. Millions of Brahmin women have been fully supported and backed by their families to realise their dreams.
As an entrepreneur in financial services catering to diverse demographics, I can confidently assert that Tamil Brahmin women are among the most financially independent. The influence they wield over their family’s financial decisions is unparalleled, showcasing a level of empowerment that stands out compared to women from other landed castes.
These young ladies, if they had a tinge of self-respect or cared about emancipation of women could have focused on such examples and themes. Instead, they chose to turn woke and fall right into the Dravidian playbook. True progressiveness lies in advancements in education, careers, and financial independence—not in promiscuity or becoming trophy wives to individuals who ironically seek the eradication of the very community these women originate from.
It is, however, a concerning reality that an increasing number of young women from the Tamil Brahmin community are embracing “woke” ideologies. Blaming the girls alone is pointless—it is ultimately the responsibility of parents to raise their daughters with the awareness and values needed to resist such influences. In this regard, some parents have clearly fallen short.
Hopefully, young women from the Tamil Brahmin community understand the tactics of the Dravidian playbook, steer clear of malicious propaganda in films like ‘Bad Girl’ and not become yet another toy in the hands of these evil divisive forces. We are in 2025 now. Brahmin women are AI coders, entrepreneurs, doctors and engineers making this world a better place so that the woke feminazis get to virtue-signal about the own community they’re born into.
And when will these Dravidian Stocks realise that they are stuck in 1920s and take steps to emancipate women in their own kitchens?
Nanmozhian is an entrepreneur based out of Chennai.
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