Upset over his sons and daughters converting to Christianity, a man from Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu has donated his house worth over ₹2 crore to a Murugan temple.
Velayutham (85) is a resident of Munusamy Avenue in Kanchipuram. He had worked and retired as Health Inspector under the Tamil Nadu government. He has two daughters and a son. All three married a Christian and converted themselves to Christianity.
Not able to digest the setback, he donated his own house to the Kumarakottam Murugan Temple, his kula deivam (clan deity).
“I own a house in a 2,680 sq.ft property which is worth around Rs 2 crore now. I don’t want to give the house to those who have changed their religion. So I have donated it to Kumarakkottam Murugan temple which is my family deity. Those who have converted to Christianity will not perform any rites even when I die. So I don’t want to give my property to them. My second son and daughter are residing in a part of the house. They can live here as long as myself and my wife live. But the moment we die the temple will take over the house. I handed over the sale deed to the temple yesterday in the presence of the HR&CE Minister.”, Velayudham was quoted saying in a report by Dinamalar.
(With inputs from Hindu Post and Dinamalar)