Husband of DMK Union Councillor enters sanctum sanctorum of Amman temple and attacks priest

Video of a man entering the sanctum sanctorum of an Amman temple and hitting the priest has gone viral on social media.

The man identified as Lenin is the husband of DMK Union Councillor of the region Baby and son of Chairman of the board of trustees of the temple Kasirajan. According to a news report, Kasirajan was reported to be a Communist party member.

He entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Angaalaparameswari Amman Temple in Kannanur located near Thuraiyur in Tiruchirapalli district and hit the temple priest Om Prakash in front of the devotees while he was performing pooja.

It is said that Lenin and Om Prakash had already engaged in a dispute over the operation of the temple and had closed and locked the temple following it. Om Prakash had opened the temple yesterday for publish worship when Lenin attacked him.