M.R. Gandhi, BJP MLA from Nagercoil visited the world famous Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman Temple where a fire broke out on Wednesday (June 2) morning.
According to reports, the the fire must have broke out at around 06:40 AM after the gurukals performed the daily poojas and came out of the sanctum sanctorum. Preliminary enquiries revealed that some silk saris kept in front of the sanctum sanctorum caught fire which spread to some parts of the ceiling. They had seen smoke coming through the roof above and attempted to douse the fire. Later, the Colachel fire station was informed and fire personnel arrived at the spot to put out the fire.
BJP MLA M.R. Gandhi immediately rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation. Later in the day BJP Tamil Nadu President Dr. L. Murugan issued a statement calling for taking strict action against the temple officials for their negligence and poor maintenance of the temple. He also said that the temple renovation should be done in such a way that its antiquity is not lost.
On June 3, the BJP Tamil Nadu President visited the temple along with M.R. Gandhi MLA to assess the damages to the temple. BJP MLA from Tirunelveli Nainar Nagendiran also accompanied.
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