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A ample posse of constabulary was deployed adjacent the District Collectorate present aft womenfolk belonging to a Christian assemblage assembled expressing their disappointment implicit the support granted to service annadhanam by organisers of a section temple arsenic a portion of the kumbabishekam held connected Monday.
Senior officials from the gross and constabulary led by Collector S Saravanan and SP Pradeep held talks with the delegation from Panjampatti colony successful Athur Assembly constituency.
According to officials, they explained the measures taken by them to support instrumentality and bid to instrumentality the High Court seat directive and to guarantee bid prevailed successful the habitations.
The contented was that the Hindus had announced the annadhanam astatine a playground belonging to the government, which was objected to by the Christians. Petitions were submitted to officials and the police. Peace meetings were held, but they did not lick the contented amicably.
Following this, erstwhile the High Court Bench successful Madurai was approached, it ordered the officials to let the organisers to behaviour the annadhanam successful the playground arsenic it belonged to the government.
Objecting to this, ample radical of women representing the Christians gathered adjacent the Collectorate. In a bid to forestall immoderate untoward incident, the main gross of the Collectorate was closed. Police ensured that determination was nary fto up successful the bandobust and surveillance was stepped up.
The Collector and the SP explained to the agitators that the officials had to instrumentality the tribunal absorption and sought their cooperation. The officials besides heard the grievances from some sides aft which they dispersed peacefully.
The temple organisers expressed disappointment implicit the passive enactment of Athur MLA I Periasami, who is simply a elder curate successful the DMK government. However, sources successful the DMK claimed that the PMK was down the full contented and maintained that successful a bid to origin quality of sentiment betwixt 2 communities, they had triggered the row.
The annadhanam was served and the festival ended connected a peaceful enactment arsenic per the HC directive, constabulary said.
