The incident in which Hindu Munnani leaders besieged a group of people, including the temple’s Executive Officer (EO)’s assistant in Villivakkam, who attempted to steal soil from temple land without permission has caused quite a stir in the area.
A.T.Elangovan, Hindu Munnani Tamil Nadu State Spokesperson and Chennai City President, posted on his social media about the incident.
“Yesterday around 12 o’clock, 5 lorries and a JCB machine were brought to the 4-acre vacant ground belonging to Chennai Villivakkam Arulmiku Agatheeswarar Temple. The JCP machines were used to till the land and illegally take sand from the temple’s property. Based on the information provided by the locals, the leaders of the Hindu Munnani visited the location and questioned the group about how they could dig soil without permission. We asked the group if they had taken permission from the appropriate authorities.”, he wrote.
AT Elangovan also stated that the assistant to the temple’s Executive Officer (EO) was present with the group digging the soil, and when asked if the temple authorities had granted them permission, the assistant stated that they had.
However, when asked by Hindu Munnani leaders to show the permission letter, the Executive Officer’s Assistant refused, according to AT Elangovan.
AT Elangovan further said, “The Hindu Munnani office bearers did not allow the truck and the JCB machine to be taken out. And a complaint has been lodged with the police last night in this regard. It is well known that the temple EO is involved in this soil digging, having illegally granted permission for the unauthorised group to dig soil from temple grounds and assisting in such illegal activity.”
He went on to say that the Hindu Munnani demands that anyone who assisted in the theft of soil be thoroughly investigated and punished severely. Hindu Munnani went on to say that if action is not taken against the erring officials, it will mobilize people and stage a massive protest.
It should be noted that this is the same location where the ceremony for providing welfare assistance to priests took place, with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and other Ministers in attendance.
சென்னை வில்லிவாக்கம் அருள்மிகு அகத்தீஸ்வரர் கோயிலுக்கு சொந்தமான 4 ஏக்கர் பரப்பளவுள்ள காலி மைதானத்தில் நேற்று இரவு சுமார் 12 மணிக்கு 5லாரி மற்றும் ஜே.சி.பி இயந்திரம் எடுத்து வந்து மைதானத்தில் பள்ளம் தோண்டி மண் அள்ளி உள்ளனர். அப்பகுதி மக்கள் கொடுத்த தகவலின் பேரில் 1/3 pic.twitter.com/vwnCIiBsMj
— A.T.Elangovan (@elangovan_HM) March 1, 2023
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