Tamil Nadu: DMK Govt’s attempt to demolish yet another temple stopped by devotees

A Narasimha Anjaneya temple in Varadharajapuram in Mudichur, Tambaram was ordered to be demolished by the District Revenue Officer Paneerselvam, as per the orders of the ruling DMK government. A notice was sent to the temple authorities, following which, 2 days ago, the officials brought a JCB to bring down the building near the temple.

However, this attempt was stopped by locals and women who are managing the temple. The devotees of the temple and others who came to oppose the destruction of the temple, have questioned the government as to why only temples are targeted while no action is taken on many Churches that stand on encroached land.

Lalitha, a temple staff said, “We have been managing this temple for almost 15 years now. One fine Friday evening, Special Tahsildar Ms. Bharathi handed a notice to us at around 5:30 PM and said that the temple was going to be brought down the very next day. We requested her to give us more time, but we were asked to vacate the temple immediately.”

She also added that Amudha IAS  herself had assured that the temple does not encroach any water body. She went ahead and built a compound wall around the temple because it does not encroach any government land. However, now, the current government officials are trying to demolish the temple on the grounds that it is encroaching a water body. She also insisted that Patta should be provided for temples that have been there for more than 15 years.

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