Minister calls upon partycadre to check quality of prasadam sold at temples

A video of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister S. Ramesh asking his aides to nonstop TVK enactment members to ascertain if packed prasadam sold done temple outlets featured expiry dates was wide circulated connected societal media platforms connected Sunday.

The Minister inspected the Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari temple astatine Tiruvanaikoil successful Tiruchi and held discussions with the officials. In the video clip taken during the inspection, the Minister is seen asking his aides to nonstop his enactment members to cheque the prasadams sold done the stalls and nonstop him the photographs.

He besides said the enactment members should not participate the prasadam stalls arsenic “Inspectors”, and instead“request” those manning them to amusement them the expiry day of the prasadams.

However, speaking to reporters aft the inspection, Mr. Ramesh said helium had ordered the section officials to regularly inspect the prasadam stalls, drinking h2o and toilets facilities, and Annadhanam kitchens successful each temples crossed the State.

Instructions person been fixed to the officials to guarantee that the prasadam stalls adhered to nutrient information standards and initiate enactment successful lawsuit of violations.

Mr. Ramesh said the Joint Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and Executive Officers of temples indispensable besides guarantee steadfast practices and proviso of drinking h2o to devotees astatine temples.

Earlier, helium inspected facilities disposable for devotees astatine the Tiruvanaikoil temple, attraction of temple elephant ‘Akila’, and inspected the prasadam stall to ascertain if the packed prasadam featured the day of expiry.

He asked the temple officials to guarantee the toilets wrong the temple analyzable are cleaned astatine slightest 5 times each time and support a abstracted registry for this intent containing the names of the workers.

He participated successful the 24th day solemnisation of the temple elephant Akila and fed it fruits and vegetables.

The Minister besides visited the Rockfort Arulmigu Thayumanaswamy temple successful Tiruchi and inspected the enactment connected the caller Ambal woody temple car.

He advised the officials to expedite the caller temple car work.