An all-party delegation, led by Villupuram Member of Parliament D. Ravikumar, met Villupuram Collector C. Palani on Monday, and submitted a memorandum asking that each one devotees, with none caste discrimination, be allowed contained in the Droupadi Amman temple in Marakkanam.
In the memorandum, Mr. Ravikumar mentioned the temple had been beneath the management of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE) for the final 45 years. The HR&CE Department had taken management of the administration by appointing a Temple ‘Fit Person’ (Thakkar) on April 12. However, one part discriminated towards Adi Dravidars and continued to forestall them from coming into the temple. Though a number of rounds of talks have been held by the district administration to interrupt the deadlock, there was no resolution to this point, he mentioned.
The delegation additionally requested the administration to take away the priest from the Droupadi Amman temple for practising caste discrimination and provoke authorized motion towards him.
Mr. Ravikumar urged the administration to intervene and make sure that all devotees, with none caste discrimination, be allowed contained in the temple. The administration ought to take motion towards those that forestall Adi Dravidars from coming into the temple, he mentioned.
Board of Trustees
The delegation additionally urged the administration to instantly appoint a Board of Trustees on the Droupadi Amman temple and 1,068 different temples beneath the management of the HR&CE Department in Villupuram district.
“The administration should also ensure equality in all temples in the district. The Collector should seek a detailed report from the Joint Commissioner of HR&CE on whether all devotees, without any caste discrimination, were allowed to enter the temples and offer worship,” Mr. Ravikumar mentioned.
Representatives from the CPI, CPI (M), SDPI, Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam and Dravida Kazhagam have been a part of the delegation.
Source: www.thehindu.com