Why I disagree with Annamalai's position on the Karur 3,084.95-acre issueย
Annamalai has welcomed the TVK government's decision to remove the registration block on these lands. However, this issue requires legal scrutiny, not a blanket approach.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐-๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ 3,084.95 ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐:
โข ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ (๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐บ) ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐
โข ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐
โข ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐.
Before removing a registration block covering thousands of acres, the government should first publish a transparent survey-number-wise classification identifying:
โข Undisputed temple properties
โข Lands with valid ryotwari pattas granted under the 1963 Act
โข Lands where ownership remains disputed
Temple (Devadayam) lands: -ย These are lands endowed to the deity/temple and administered under the HR&CE framework. They enjoy statutory protection and cannot be freely alienated. Genuine temple properties must remain protected.
ย Service Inams: -ย These were historically granted to individuals performing temple services, such as archakas and other service holders. While the Tamil Nadu Minor Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1963 provided for ryotwari pattas in eligible cases after statutory inquiry, s๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ.
Minor Inams - The 1963 Act abolished the old inam tenure system. Depending on the nature of the grant, possession, cultivation status, and settlement proceedings, ryotwari pattas could be granted to eligible individuals or institutions.
The legal question is not simply temple land vs private land. The real question is whether each survey number was properly classified and legally settled under the applicable law.
๐จ๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐-๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ.