Hindu Munnani is set to organize a grand Murugan Devotees Conference in Madurai on Sunday, 22 June 2025, at Madurai, with prominent national leaders including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan scheduled to attend as chief guests.
உத்திர பிரதேச முதல்வர் மாண்புமிகு. ஸ்ரீ@myogiadityanath ஜி அவர்களுக்கு மதுரையில் ஜூன் 22ஆம் தேதி நடைபெறும் முருக பக்தர்கள் மாநாட்டில் கலந்து கொள்ளுமாறு, இந்து முன்னணி தென் பாரத அமைப்பாளர் திரு க. பக்தன் அவர்கள் அழைப்பிதழ் வழங்கி வரவேற்றார்..
பாஜகவின் மாநில அமைப்பு செயலாளர்… pic.twitter.com/FHXMTxPWgW
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) June 1, 2025
UP Chief Minister @myogiadityanath and Andhra Deputy Chief Minister @PawanKalyan are set to attend the Muruga Bhaktas Conference in Madurai on June 22. 🇮🇳
– TN BJP leader Nainar Nagendran pic.twitter.com/QGkmTb4W34
— Sreekanth B+ve (@sreekanth324) June 2, 2025
ఒకే వేదికపై @PawanKalyan @myogiadityanath గార్లు 💥💥✊
ఈనెల 22న మధురైలో "మురుగా భక్తాష్ కాన్ఫరెన్స్స్" లో పాల్గొనున్న ఇరువురు!!"UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Andhra DCM Pawan Kalyan will participate in Muruga Bhaktas Conference in Madurai on June 22." pic.twitter.com/LEtVnxONM5
— Team PoliticalSena (@Teampolsena) June 2, 2025
Former Meghalaya Governor Shri Shanmuganathan has also been invited.
The event aims to raise awareness about the neglect of Tamil Nadu’s Murugan temples, especially the revered Arupadai Veedu — the six abodes of Lord Murugan, which hold deep spiritual significance for Tamil Hindus across the world. The organizers have highlighted poor maintenance, lack of basic amenities for padayatra devotees, and the ongoing threat to temple lands and sacred hills through encroachment.
Despite the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department collecting thousands of crores from devotees, complaints persist regarding the condition of these temples. The Hindu Munnani has stressed that the Madras High Court’s directives on temple maintenance and asset protection have not been effectively implemented.
The conference is being positioned as a spiritual and cultural assertion of Tamil Hindus’ right to worship and protect their traditions. It is the duty of every Tamil Hindu to safeguard our temples, our god, and our right to worship.
Hindu Munnani’s South Bharat organizer Shri K. Bhakthan formally invited various dignitaries.
DMK HR&CE Minister Statement
However, the event has drawn sharp criticism from the ruling DMK. Tamil Nadu’s HR&CE Minister Sekar Babu dismissed the conference, claiming that “true Murugan devotees will not attend” the gathering organized by Hindu organizations. Speaking in Nellai while inspecting the renovation works at the Nellaiappar Temple, he alleged that the conference is politically motivated and divisive.
“A conference that aims to divide people on the basis of religion and language will definitely not be attended by those who have true devotion to Murugan. You know when they will come? On 7 July 2025, at Tiruchendur, something we’ve never seen before. We would have heard such things only in the northern states. But never seen before in history, in Tamil Nadu, temple renovations worth ₹400 crore are nearing completion, and the Kudamuzhukku (consecration) ceremony will be held soon. We’ll celebrate with a week-long festival — and it is only for that festival that true devotees of Murugan will come,” said Sekar Babu.
The upcoming Madurai event is expected to see participation from thousands of Murugan devotees, asserting not only faith but also demanding accountability and better governance of temple affairs in Tamil Nadu.
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