Tamil Nadu police removed a Ganesha statue from a private property on the “Girivalam Paathai” (circumambulation route) in the Tiruchengode area of Namakkal district after a protest by the church members.
On Tuesday, Hindu Munnani members placed a Ganesha statue in a private property in “Girivalam Paathai” in Namakkal district and worshipped it. Members of the Church in the nearby area, however, staged a protest near the private property, demanding that the Ganesha statue be removed.
Tensions rose in the neighbourhood as church people began to gather in large numbers and demanded that the Ganesha statue be removed immediately. Instead of removing the Christian protesters, the police, who arrived at the scene, warned the Hindus to remove the Ganesha statue placed on private property.
Hindus of Namakkal defending our Temple, but still we could not save our temple. pic.twitter.com/LPphNXBec8
— Indu Makkal Katchi (Offl) 🇮🇳 (@Indumakalktchi) August 3, 2021
Devotees, BJP cadres, and members of several Hindu organizations formed a human chain around the Ganesha statue to prevent police from removing the statue. However, police used light force to evict devotees from the area and removed the Ganesha statue. This police atrocity has shocked Hindus throughout Tamil Nadu.
More videos of Temple demolition. pic.twitter.com/md9yjjGWyV
— Indu Makkal Katchi (Offl) 🇮🇳 (@Indumakalktchi) August 3, 2021
Devotees and netizens questioned the DMK government, asking if Hindus in Tamil Nadu do not have the right to worship Ganesha on a private property and if they must seek permission from the church to install a Ganesha statue.
நாமக்கல் மாவட்டம், திருச்செங்கோடு கிரிவலப்பாதையில் உள்ள விநாயகர் கோவில் சற்று முன் இடிக்க தயார் ஆகும் தமிழக அரசு
மத கலவரத்தை தூண்டும் வகையில் நடந்து கொள்ளும் தமிழக அரசு
தூண்டதே தூண்டதே மத கலவரத்தை தூண்டதே@annamalai_k @BJP4TamilNadu @HMOIndia @AmitShah@CTR_Nirmalkumar pic.twitter.com/OvLQHVyORt— Vishva nathan (@vishva_tnbjp) August 3, 2021
(with inputs from Indu Makkal Katchi and Puthiyathalaimurai)
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