Good news from Madurai!
My PIL challenging the order of the Commissioner of @tnhrcedept unblocking TEMPLE LANDS of 4 temples in Karur District - for registration by the occupants - came up today. My counsel @niranjanlaw Niranjan Rajagopalan argued. Similarly case filed by Shri P Bhaskar opposing the said Commissioner's order and the HR&CE Department's unlawful moves came up together and was argued by none other than our Dharmic Lawyer B Jagannath.
The Hon'ble Division Bench was pleased to tag both the matters with the earlier petition filed by Shri Allikuttai Radhakrishnan, renowned Temple Activist and posted the same for further hearing on the 11th of August.
Very soon, we are hopeful of saving and safeguarding the 3085 acres of temple lands in Karur which the Commissioner, Secretary and other Govt Officials failed to protect.
Om NamaShivaya !
Have you marked your calendars yet? This Sunday 09th August - 6:00 p.m. when the very interesting book "Discovery and Bharat" written by Shri @MRVChennai - Chartered Accountant and an amazing Advocate - is being released.
If you are in Chennai and interested to know some extraordinary origins and moorings of our Constitution come to CHINMAYA HERITAGE CENTRE - Harrington Road
If you come early - we can have a chance to catch up on TN Temple matters -
This is what the TVK Government told Supreme Court in the Tirupparankundram Deepa Thoon matter:
" Courts should not interfere with ritual"
What about this shameless @tnhrcedept violating the law and interfering with temple rituals every day?
This Department which functions by FRAUD interfered with the following practices that were followed in temples. They continue to commit the following atrocities:
a. Tried to change the date of Tamil New Year
b. Tried to change the language of ancient rituals (will they dare to do such interferences in Mosques?)
c. Built/building toilets inside the temples against agama practices
d. Built Annadhana halls inside the temples against agama practices
e. Built offices for Executive Officers who are present by FRAUD inside the temples - against Agamas against Heritage
f. Built two huge Guest Houses inside Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai and are now shamelessly renovating it - against Agama Principles - against the ancient temple heritage
g. Shamelessly interferes with Kumbabishekam rituals every time.
h. Allow shops inside the temple premises - against the agamas of the temples and the law of the land.
i. Unlawfully made servants of the @tnhrcedept as the sole trustees of many temples and decided many religious matters through them
j. The unqualified fellows in the @tnhrcedept decide the agama syllabus these days.
k. The incompetent, unqualified Department fellows interview persons for Agama and Vedic pundit posts.
l. The HR&CE Act says Government can give "permission to melt" icons of Murtis. Only scoundrels could have come with such a law.
m. The anti-Hindu fellows in the Govt and @tnhrcedept decided to reduce the 48 day Mandala pooja in Sri Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple to 3 days. Thanks to urgent intervention by Hon'ble Division Bench of Madras High Court which heard my petition on a Saturday, the 48 day ritual was saved.
n. The misfits in the department destroyed many Ramayana panels in the name of renovation.
o. Many ancient murals were destroyed by the useless @tnhrcedept fellows who have no idea about conservation.
p. Many crores of rupees of HIndu Temples were diverted for non-temple purposes and even non-Hindu purposes in the last 40-50 years.
q. By their failure to realise more than 95% of the due income from the temple lands and buildings, the TN Govt and @tnhrcedept have denied the Hindus of Tamil Nadu to profess, practice and propagate their religion.
r. The @tnhrcedept banned special poojas in Hindu Temples in Tamil Nadu and special Annadhana on the day Ayodhya Ram Mandir was consecrated.
s. The @tnhrcedept forces many temples to do Annadhana to honor late Chief Minister Annadurai every year on his DEATH anniversary. Annadurai called for burning of Saivite and Vaishnavite holy books in Tamil.
t. The FRAUD department which has NOT gone out of Sri Thiagarajaswamy Temple, even after 60 years of Supreme Court Ruling - has deliberately reduced the daily offerings to Sri Thiagarajaswamy by more than 80% of what was originally offered. Yet it shamelessly takes 16% of the income of the temple as "fees".
u. This useless department failed to protect a water body adjacent to Tiruvarur Temple known as "Senkazhuneer Odai" where a particular rare flower was grown for daily poojas. The water body was about 31 acres in size. Its gone.
v. This shameless department had given the lands of Sri Gangadeeswarar Temple, Chennai to build a church - Salvation Army Church. The church is a chronic defaulter of lease amounts running to many lakhs of Rs.
W. Two ancient temples are missing in Tiruvannamalai Town. and in their places shops are being run.
X. The Commissioner of @tnhrcedept regularly stole money from Hindu Temples for his office purposes. A few examples:
1. For constructing conference hall in his office
2. For constructing toilets in his office
3. For constructing reception area in his office.
4. For constructing canteen in his office
5. For buying photocopying machine for his office
6. For construction of library in his office.
Y. This department closed a Veda Patasala that was functioning in Rameswaram
Z. 5389 cows donated to Tiruchendur Temple went "missing" in an audit period and this theft was recorded by the Auditors of HR&CE Department. No action taken. Many ancient Murtis and jewels of the deities went systematically missing over the years. No FIR. No enquiries.
Shameless fellows telling Courts should not interfere.
The PIL field by Shri Allikuttai Radhakrishan in the matter of 3085 acres of Temple Lands in Karur District -
came today before the Hon'ble Division Bench of the Madras High Court - Madurai Bench -
Their Lordships were pleased to issue notice and ordered a possible final hearing on 11.08.2026.
Government and @tnhrce respondents to file counter affidavits by 29.07.2026.
The Lordships also directed the District Collector to provide the land records of the 3085 acres.
One of the biggest lies told by @tnhrcedept counsels and the persons claiming to be counsels of the respective temples before the Hon'ble Division Bench is that - - before the order releasing no objections to Patta transfers was made - Temples were consulted -
How? The temples have no trustees - The Executive Officers in these temples ARE functioning by SHAMELESS FRAUDS on the TN HR&CE Act. - who represented the temples ? Who can?
We shall expose all these FRAUDS who work against temple interests before the Hon'ble Court.
*** The truth is many of the Officers of the @tnhrcedept especially Executive Officers of temples are completely against the illegal orders passed by the Commissioner and Revenue officials ***
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The recent moves by TN Government and @tnhrcedept to cancel the Government Orders issued for illegal projects of Wedding Halls and Commercial Complexes in Temple lands using Temple funds is great development to protect the interests of Hindu Temples by @CMOTamilnadu - Shri Joesph Vijay - we also owe our thanks to the Minister of @tnhrcedept Shri @RameshOffcl
I thank @TamilTheHindu newspaper for a detailed article on this.
Please note Tirupparankundram Order by the Learned Single Judge was confirmed by Division Bench of Madras High Court. Not by Supreme Court.
The previous DMK regime with @PKSekarbabu at he helm of HR&CE Department deliberately violated every law in the HR&CE Act that was meant to protect Hindu Temples and Endowments. Temples lost 1000s of Crores of rupees.
The assurance now given by Chief Minister Vijay - through the Governor's address - that the @tnhrcedept will be structurally reformed, focussed audit for temple properties will take place and all past malpractices of the Department will be eliminated - - should be welcomed by ALL Hindus in Tamil Nadu and across INDIA.
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Today is birthday of Stefanie Maria "Steffi" Graf (14th June 1969).
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In Oothukkadu,a micro interior village
near Kumbakonam,Tamilnadu,I met this old Pandit ji( Kurukkal). People who visit Oothukkadu Sri Krishnar Koil don't even visit this Siva temple which is just 200 feet away.
Kurukkal is a Widower,aged 75.
Son,Ashok (42),bachelor..continuing his father's noble profession,Temple Kaingaryam in Kumkuma Nayaki Samedha Sri Kailasanathar Temple,Oothukkadu.
Father and son live in a 15x10 room doing self cooking.
Father resting at home in a chair suffering from breathlessness and ( Inguinal) hernia.
Like an old sparrow,perched onto a branch of an old tree,unable to take up any more flight,due to old age and fatigue,after spending its life time,awaiting its end,Kirubasankaran Jagadeesan,also awaiting help to pull on his life with his son.
No income... other than 10 rupees and 20 rupees,daily. He has a button phone. Both son and father are very soft spoken,god fearing and very loving.
Met him in his house and clicked this picture.
Expenses are mounting up..3.25L minimum for any suregery and Miscellaneous expenses.
Kindly help.
Oothukadu Kirubasankaran Jagatheesan Kurukkal
+91 98845 60341
Kirubasankaran Jagatheesan
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