The Hindu Munnani has called for a state-wide protest in light of the DMK government’s inaction over the recent attacks on temples.
With not even a month having passed after the attack on the Siruvachur Amman Temple located in Perambalur district, idols at the same temple were once again found broken on October 27, with the vandals inflicting far more serious damage.
The Madurakaliamman temple located at Siruvachchur in Perambalur district is a famous temple. The Goddess is said to be the family deity of Kanchi Sankaracharya.
The Periyasamy – Chelliyamman Temple and the Sengamalayar Temple are associated temples of the Madurakaliamman temple and fall under the control of Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department.
Earlier on October 6, many of the idols at the Periyasamy – Chelliyamman Temple and the Sengamalayar Temple including that of Amman, Maduraiveeran, the Saptakannis, etc were found displaced and broken by miscreants.
The Hindu Munnani on October 8 held a protest in Perambalur district. Various other Hindu organizations along with Hindu Munnani once again protested on October 23 condemning the police, the district administration and the Department of Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments for their continued apathy regarding the issue.
The attack on the same temple once again on October 27 has raised serious concern among the local devotees.
These temples come under the ambit of the HR&CE department.
When the temple was attacked on October 6, members of the Hindu Munnani who arrived on the spot asked for installing a CCTV camera in the temple. But the temple management did not oblige to the demand.
The Hindu Munnani in its statement has said that neither has the police taken any concrete action nor has HR&CE Minister Sekar Babu inspected the spot to take stock of the issue.
“Had the vandalization happened to a mosque or a church, the Chief Minister himself along with several other parties would have jumped to take action. Since, this is just a temple, the government is not interested in taking up the matter.”, the statement noted.
“Minister Sekar Babu has all the time to melt temple gold but not visit a temple that comes under his control which has been attacked”, the statement lashed out.
Hindu Munnani President Kadeswara Subramaniam has said that if the government does not take any action, they would be launching a state-wide protest soon.
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