BJP leader K Annamalai on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, strongly condemned the demolition of the Selva Muthukumarar Temple located in the Perumanallur–Ettiveerampalayam area of Tiruppur district, alleging that the action reflected “Hindu-hostile governance” by the DMK government.
In a statement on his X handle, Annamalai said the Selva Muthukumarar Temple was an ancient shrine revered by local residents as a kuladeivam (clan deity) temple and had long-standing religious and cultural significance. He noted that the temple was traditionally associated with the well-known Alagumalai Murugan Temple in Tiruppur district and had been worshipped by generations of devotees.
Annamalai alleged that the demolition was carried out a day after the Madras High Court directed that a lamp be lit on the deepa sthambam at the Tirupparankundram Subramaniya Swamy Temple hill, claiming that the state government had acted out of “vindictiveness” following the court order. He said the DMK government had deployed a heavy police presence and “completely razed” the temple.
Terming the action “indecent and anti-Hindu,” Annamalai accused the government of selectively targeting places of Hindu worship while failing to reclaim lands belonging to temples that were allegedly encroached upon by DMK functionaries. He questioned whom the government was seeking to appease by repeatedly demolishing temples that, according to him, were places of worship for ordinary people over several generations.
The BJP leader further stated that protests were held against the demolition and that Hindu Munnani state president Kadeswara Subramaniam sustained injuries during what he described as police excess. He said Subramaniam had been hospitalised following the incident.
Annamalai also claimed that more than 100 devotees who took part in the protest were taken into police custody. He demanded their immediate release and called on the state government to halt what he described as the misuse of power.
Accusing the DMK of “hollow secularism,” Annamalai said the party was systematically curtailing the worship rights of the people of Tamil Nadu and warned that public patience had its limits.
திருப்பூர் மாவட்டம் பெருமாநல்லூர், ஈட்டிவீரம்பாளையம் பகுதியில் அமைந்துள்ள செல்வ முத்துக்குமரன் திருக்கோவில் அப்பகுதி மக்களின் குலதெய்வ வழிபாட்டிற்கான பழமையான கோவிலாகும். திருப்பூர் மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள புகழ்பெற்ற அலகுமலை முருகன் கோவிலுடன் தொடர்புடைய கோவில் இது.
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— K.Annamalai (@annamalai_k) January 7, 2026
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