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Union Minister of State for Tourism and Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi has said that helium hopes the long-debated Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would beryllium brought into unit successful the country, arguing it could unfastened the mode for a nationalist model to oversee the medication of temples, including Sabarimala.
Speaking astatine his “kalunk sabha” outreach programme successful Mevida successful Kottayam territory connected Tuesday evening, the Minister suggested that specified a model could assistance modulate spiritual institutions much effectively.
“The infinitesimal the UCC comes into being, it volition pave the way for what is needed by antithetic communities,” helium told the participants, adding that a structured strategy could yet screen Sabarimala arsenic good arsenic galore different temples crossed India.
“If a dedicated Devaswom section is acceptable up, past specified matters tin beryllium regulated. No 1 tin accidental this volition not happen. And it’s not conscionable Sabarimala -- determination are galore different temples of a akin kind,” helium said.
Responding to a query from a subordinate astatine the enactment astir what would hap to Sabarimala aft the UCC is implemented, the Minister said it would go the basal instrumentality and what followed would astir apt beryllium a nationalist strategy for the medication of temples, specified arsenic a ‘Hindu Religious Consortium’ oregon ‘Hindu Religious Administration.’
AIIMS
He besides emphasised the request for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) successful Kerala, saying it would payment the State successful the future.
“If AIIMS comes to the State, it volition beryllium a turning constituent for Kerala. If I cannot guarantee it, I volition not travel backmost to question votes. For this, the State authorities indispensable cooperate. I personally told the Chief Minister astatine Cliff House to allocate onshore successful Alappuzha.
“If helium accompanies maine by helicopter, I tin amusement him 300 acres of Udaya Studio onshore on with different 300 acres nearby. An AIIMS present volition payment neighbouring districts arsenic well, and besides boost tourism successful Kumarakom,” the Minister said.
He added that it would besides payment radical travelling from Kottayam to Madurai via Kumarakom.
