7 months ago
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Devotees of the Arulmigu Sri Sugavaneswarar Swamy Temple successful the territory urged the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department to enactment an extremity to collecting parking fees for two-wheelers successful and astir the temple premises.
The 1,000-year-old temple, is an important temple of Lord Shiva successful the territory wherever Sugu Muni (king of parrots) worshipped Lord Shiva. During auspicious days similar Pradhosam and Sivarathiri, hundreds of devotees stitchery astatine the temple to enactment successful the special puja. The devotees parkland their vehicles connected the temple premises and connected the roadworthy successful beforehand of the temple entrance.
The HR and CE Department allocated a tender to cod ₹10 arsenic a parking interest for two-wheelers parked wrong the temple premises. But allegations were raised that parking fees were collected from those who were parking their vehicles extracurricular the temple compound.
Activist and Janata Dal (Secular) territory young helping president N. Gnanavel said erstwhile the devotees questioned the interest collectors, they claimed that they got support from HR and CE officials to cod fees for vehicles parked outside, too.
This creates a verbal duel betwixt the interest collectors and devotees. “Collecting parking fees extracurricular the temple premises is illegal. There are nary due facilities for devotees arsenic well. The HR and CE Department lone focuses connected collecting the money,” Mr. Gnanavel added.
HR and CE Assistant Commissioner and Administrative Officer for the temple, Amsa Veerasamy Naidu, said the parking fees should not beryllium collected from devotees who parkland their vehicles extracurricular the temple compound. “We volition inquire successful this respect and instrumentality the required steps to cancel the tender if the allegations are recovered true,“ she added.
