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Video Of Dancers Dancing To ‘Item Song’ At Mylapore Kapaleeshwarar Temple Sparks Outcry, Dancers Apologize

February 4, 2024
The Commune

A recent viral dance video, which gained popularity on social media, featuring two dancers performing at the Mylapore Kapaleeshwarar temple in Chennai, has sparked controversy, drawing the attention and concern of spiritual seekers and Hindu organizations. Strong criticism were directed towards both the dancers and the DMK Minister of Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments department, PK Sekar Babu.

The video went viral under the name Vignesh K Balan, a choreographer, dancer, and YouTuber who performed the dance with another guy to the song “Mylapore Mayile,” an item song from the movie Aai.

In a recent significant ruling by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, it emphatically stated that “a temple is a place of worship, not a picnic spot“. Consequently, the act of dancing in trousers within the confines of a place of worship was distressing to the believers.

The official handle of Indu Makkal Katchi stated that they will file a complaint against the two dancers featured in the video. They also raised concerns about the DMK government’s refusal to live telecast Ram Mandir consecration in Tamil Nadu temples and questioned whether playing item songs and dancing for it is permissible.

An internet used expressed dissatisfaction by messaging Vignesh K Balan on Instagram, questioning why he appears biased by showcasing only Hindu temples. The user urged him to promote equality by also featuring dance performances in churches and mosques.

 

Another online user remarked that Sekar Babu seems to be consuming the proverbial mixture (savoury) suggesting that he is sitting idle like a doll with no activity.

Another online user sarcastically commented with a video featuring Chief Minister Stalin proclaiming, “This is only DMK, this is only DMK. Do not forget that. To those who are asking what is Dravidian model? The answer is this“.

After the video became viral, Vignesh posted a video issuing clarification while also apologizing for the act.

According to Vignesh, the video shot at the premises of Mylapore Kapaleeshwar Temple was posted by him on his social media last December.

“We went to the Mylapore Kabaleeswarar Temple last December. We made a dance video there. I had posted that video in December. From yesterday we started getting lots of comments on that video. When we saw, we came to know that the video had reached the people in a wrong sense and immediately I deleted it. In Twitter also we saw and it has got projected very differently. Henceforth, we won’t make such videos. We won’t do such dance videos for songs like that in the temple. It’s entirely our mistake. We accept it. Because of us, the temple management and HR&CE department would’ve got problems. We apologize to them. I also ask sorry to those who have been offended on seeing that video. I will ensure that such instances won’t happen in the future.”, Vignesh said in an X post tagging the Tamil Nadu HR&CE department.

It is noteworthy to mention that in November 2023 Hindu Munnani activists and Yadav Maha Sabha members were apprehended by the police when they tried to offer prayers withe a supplication to God over the state of affairs in Tamil Nadu. Hindu Munnani activists led by Chennai City President AT Elangovan were prevented by the police when they were chanting Om Namah Shivaya and circumambulating the temple.

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