Devotees of Ambaal Amman in Ranipet district, who are celebrating the first Friday of the “Aadi” month, have been outraged after discovering that the idol of Amman was desecrated by miscreants.
The alleged incident took place at Panchalingeswarar temple next to Kaveripakkam in the Ranipettai district. Miscreants had undressed the statues of Amman and ejaculated semen over them.
According to residents, this is the third such incident in a month. Hindu Munnani, who had previously filed a complaint about the incident, claimed that the Police Department and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE) had failed to act on the complaints.
T.V. Rajesh, a Hindu Munnani office bearer, explained that the temple is on the outskirts of the city, and that people of many castes reside around it. He said that they have not been able to determine who is involved in the issue. He further said that the organization had filed complaints with the district superintendent of police, who promised to install CCTV cameras around the temple.
He added that the Hindu Munnani had protested after the incident occurred for the third time, and that the issue had come to light as a result of the protest. He further explained that they were taken aback when Chitra, HR&CE official in charge of the temple, refused to visit the site after the tragedy, claiming she had other work involving land grab.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad state organizer Saravana Karthik condemned the unfortunate incident, saying that only swift police action in the case will restore Hindus’ faith in the police department. “Whenever the DMK comes to power, crimes against Hindus and Hindu temples become rampant,” he claimed.
(with inputs from Dhinasari)
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