Protests mount against TN Govt’s attempt to usurp ancient temple of Baduga tribe

The DMK government in Tamil Nadu has been on a frenzy to interfere in temple affairs and impose its atheistic political ideology upon the Hindus of the state.

After laying its hands on temple jewelry in order to fill its coffers, the MK Stalin-led government in the state is now trying to usurp temples owned and maintained by different communities which pulls in a lot of crowd.

One such temple is the Hethaiyamman Temple located in the Nilgiris district which is the kula deivam (community/family deity) of the Baduga community.

This temple is being usurped by the Tamil Nadu government’s Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department without consulting the community.

This move of the DMK government is being resisted by the people of the community with protests breaking over in the district in the past week.

Members belonging to the community have taken to the streets demanding the government to exit from their ancient temple. The BJP and Hindu Munnani have also been spearheading protests.

Speaking to The Commune, BJP Tamil Nadu spokesperson SG Suryah said that the anti-Hindu DMK government is to destroy the centuries old culture and tradition of the Hindus. “By capturing ethno-linguistic community, usurping temple wealthy imposing their whims on Hindu temples, the anti-Hindu DMK is sounding the death knell for Hindus in the state.”, he said.

Another local from Kotagiri said “The HR&CE department can’t even maintain the 30,000 odd temples that is already under their control. Many temples are struggling to do even one pooja a day. All the temples are in shambles. Apart from that, the DMK is a party that swears by atheism and attacks the Hindu faith to appease its votebank. How can we expect such a party to take good care of our temple?”

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