Priests should not indulge in political activities in temples, says T.N. Minister

Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P. K. Sekarbabu connected Sunday said successful Chennai, priests successful temples should not indulge successful governmental activities wrong the places of worship. They should confine themselves to conducting pujas to the deities and attending to their different designated duties successful the temples. Responding to a question astir a clergyman successful the Singaravelar temple astatine Sikkal allegedly asking devotees to ballot for a definite governmental party, helium said an enquiry would beryllium conducted successful the substance and if determination was immoderate information successful it, indispensable enactment would beryllium taken.

He was speaking aft a relation wherever weddings of 4 couples was conducted connected behalf of the 400-year-old Somanathaswamy temple successful Kolathur. The curate said the kumbhabhishekam of the temple would beryllium held connected November 30. Works totalling ₹2.37 crore had been taken up astatine the temple.