A controversy has erupted at the Palani Hill Temple after an unauthorised film song associated with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) was allegedly played through the temple’s public announcement system, triggering outrage among devotees.
According to reports, the incident took place at the Palani Murugan Temple, one of the Arupadai Veedu (six sacred abodes of Lord Murugan), where the loudspeaker system is reserved exclusively for official temple announcements.
The public address system installed along the steps pathway is typically used by temple authorities and security personnel to broadcast important information to pilgrims. These include alerts about missing persons, lost belongings, and guidance for devotees visiting the hill shrine, especially during peak festival days.
However, a video that has since gone viral on social media shows a youth playing a film song featuring actor Vijay through the announcement system, creating shock among devotees present at the temple.
The development is considered particularly sensitive given the sanctity of the temple and the scale of pilgrim footfall during auspicious occasions such as Thaipusam, when lakhs of devotees gather and rely on the announcement system for official instructions and safety communication.
Preliminary inquiries by temple authorities revealed that the youth had allegedly connected his mobile phone to the loudspeaker setup and played the song without authorisation.
Devotees have expressed anger over the incident, stating that broadcasting cinema songs inside a sacred temple space violates established traditions and undermines the spiritual atmosphere of the shrine.
Temple officials have confirmed that an inquiry is underway into the breach. Authorities also stated that additional security measures would be implemented to prevent unauthorised access to the announcement system and to ensure that similar incidents do not occur in the future.
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