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DMK government demolishes Shiva temple near Sriperumbudur

November 28, 2021
The Commune

There is a village called Killai in the Sriperumbudur Taluk of the Kanchipuram district. In that area, approximately 12.5 acres of stream outlying land near the lake have reportedly been encroached. When the occupied places were measured with old maps, it was found that an old Shiva temple and a canteen were built, occupying the stream land.

Following this, officials and Police officers led by the Kanchipuram District Revenue officer, Paneer Selvam, went to the spot and ordered the demolition of the Shiva temple and the canteen. As per orders, the Kanaka Kasivara temple’s walls, the water tank and the dining hall where devotees assembled to dine were all demolished. The work that was started on Nov 25th, was stopped for the night and continued on Nov 26th morning.

On knowing the matter, the local residents of the town approached the officials and engaged in an argument with them asking them not to demolish the temple. The Revenue officer who didn’t pay heed to the arguments, used the help of the police officers to dissemble them and went ahead with the demolishing of Kanakaambikai shrine, the Kanaka Kasivara who was in the Shiva Linga form and the temple tower (Gopuram).

Devotees, who were shocked on learning the demolishing, engaged in arguments with the officials. On learning about the incident, BJP Tamil Nadu spokesperson Asuvathaman asked a few questions on twitter. Tweeting in Tamil, Asuvathaman asked, “When the government is built on temple property, why can’t temples be built on government property?” Check out the tweet here:

(With inputs from Kathir News)

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