The marriage of a practicing Christian man under a Hindu name whose marriage was scheduled to take place in Chennai’s Kapaleeswarar Temple, was averted with the efforts of Hindu Munnani and other Hindu organizations.
According to Hindu Munnani’s Chennai city President, AT Elangovan, a Hindu Munnani office bearer had filed a complaint based on information sent to them by a temple devotee, that a man named R. Appu Raja, alleged to be a ‘crypto-Christian’, was planning to get married at the Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple on November 7, 2022.
சென்னை மயிலாப்பூர் அருள்மிகு கபாலீஸ்வரர் கோயிலில் பணிபுரியும்!கிறிஸ்தவ நபருக்கு அதே கோயிலில் இன்று திருமணம் நடக்க இருப்பதாகவும்,
மாலை சாந்தோம் சர்ச்சில் வரவேற்பு நிகழ்ச்சி நடத்துவதாகவும் திருமண பத்திரிகையில் அச்சிடப்பட்டு உள்ளது என பக்தர் ஒருவர் கொடுத்த தகவலின் பேரில், pic.twitter.com/auYgZfa5lX— A.T.Elangovan (@elangovan_HM) November 7, 2022
The complaint filed by the Balasubramaniyam with the Deputy Commissioner of Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple stated that the marriage between R. Appu Raja and A. Narmada was to be held on the morning of November 7, 2022 at the Kapaleeswarar temple. It added that Appu Raja does not belong to the Hindu religion and hence it was against the Agamas and the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Act urging the authorities to not allow the temple to be used for the event.
The wedding invitation mentions Appu Raja as working with the HR&CE Department. From the posters stuck for the wedding, it came to light that Appu Raja, who was recruited by the DMK government last year to work in the HR&CE department, was the Deputy Organizer of the DMK Mylapore East student wing.
Hindu Munnani AT Elangovan stated that, in addition to halting the marriage, Hindu Munnani has demanded the removal of crypto-Christian (a practicing Christian but Hindu on paper) from the HR&CE department. He also stated that if no action was taken, Hindu Munnani has planned to hold democratic protests as the next step.
After a few hours, AT Elangovan tweeted that the marriage of a crypto-Christian in a Hindu temple had been successfully halted and was held at some other place.
However, he added that their demands for the removal of the crypto-Christian from the HR&CE had not yet been accepted, and that Hindu Munnani will continue to protest until the crypto-Christian is removed from the HR&CE.
AT Elangovan concluded, “The anti-Hindu DMK and the HR&CE department, who hired Christians in the temple to destroy Hindu beliefs, should leave the temple.”
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