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The meeting of the Kumbakonam Corporation was held a few days ago at the Corporation Hall under the chairmanship of Mayor K. Saravanan who belongs to the Congress party.
The Deputy Mayor S.P. Tamilazhagan and Corporation Commissioner Lakshmanan too participated. A large number of ward councillors belonging to different parties were in attendance.
Right after the meeting startedthe 4th ward councillor Benazir Nihar belonging to the Indian Union Muslim League objected to the Mayor participating in the event where Hindu organizations collected water from the Mahamaham tank to be sent for the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Kumbabishegam ceremony.
She said “It is wrong of the Kumbakonam Mayor who belongs to the secular Congress party to have participated a few days ago, in an event where holy water from the Kumbakonam Mahamaham tank was sent to the Ayodhya Ram Temple for Kumababisheam ceremony, on behalf of Hindu organizations. He should explain why he acted in violation of his paty’s principles.”
It was also pointed out that members of his own party (Congress) had pasted wall posters condemning the Mayor for participating in it.
“This has caused embarassment for alliance parties like us.”, the IUML councillor Benazir Nihar added.
Responding to this, the Mayor reportedly said that it happened unexpectedly when he was on his way to partake in a protest.
“Since there was a delay in starting the protest I went to the Mahamaham tank. There the Suryanarkovil Adheenam met and spoke with me placed and the holy water laden pot in my hand and I had no choice but to accept it. This incident is no way related to me violating my party’s principles.”, Mayor Saravanan said.
Unsatisfied with the response, the Deputy Mayor Tamilazhagan advised the Mayor that he should fully realize the responsibility of a Mayor and act in such a way that he does not cause emabarassment to his party or his allies.
(With inputs from Dinathanthi)
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