A complaint has been lodged with the district administration demanding the immediate removal of flags belonging to various political parties that have been installed on temple-owned land in Madurai.
Koodal Azhagar Perumal Temple in Madurai is one of the 108 Divya Desams and has a public road leading to the temple along the four-foot hall. This space for florists and lamp sellers is currently being used by the DMK and AIADMK and the public has accused the DMK parties of occupation.
A petition has been filed with the district administration and the corporation on behalf of the devotees demanding the immediate removal of the flagpole with the pedestal erected here. People have demanded that the district administration should remove these flag poles before the election as the assembly elections are to be held in Tamil Nadu at present.
Despite the fact that the parties have different ideologies, the fact that they have been occupying the land on the temple premises and erecting a flagpole has caused great dissatisfaction among the devotees in the area. Social activists say the only way out for the government to control the temples is to prevent politicians from looting and misusing temple property.
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