TN police information FIR in opposition to The Commune for highlighting the plight of Chidambaram Temple dikshitars

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tamil Nadu Chidambaram Town police have summoned state secretary SG Suryah in connection to an FIR registered over alleged defamatory social media posts relating to the occasions that occurred throughout Aani Thirumanjanam competition on the historical Nataraja Temple. Kaushik Subramanian of the digital information portal The Commune, has additionally been summoned to take part within the investigation on 4th July.

Police registered the FIR based mostly on a income official’s grievance that Suryah revealed allegedly defamatory posts on the social media platform accusing native authorities of harassment through the competition. The Commune revealed a report on twenty eighth June accusing an HR&CE official and police of harassing Dikshithars. The report claimed that the Dikshithars had been pushed, and spiritual symbols had been desecrated.

The allegations got here in view of HR&CE’s motion in opposition to the temple administration’s transfer to ban devotee entry to Kanagasabai mandapam at Chidambaram temple in Cuddalore district through the four-day Aani Thirumanjanam competition from twenty fourth June to twenty eighth June. The temple administration stated it was accomplished to make sure efficient crowd administration, as lots of people go to the temple through the competition. Though the restriction was just for 4 days, HR&CE officers with the police reached the temple and eliminated the discover board.

An altercation occurred between Dikshithars and officers, after which the HR&CE official filed a police grievance accusing Dikshithars of assault and obstruction. A police official stated in an announcement, “Following this, Sivarama Dikshithar, secretary of the Podhu Dikshithar committee, and ten others, including some priests, have been booked under various IPC sections, and under Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act.”

Notably, the Tamil Nadu authorities is formulating a plan to take over the temple administration from Dikshithars. The state authorities has claimed that the temple administration has denied devotees the fitting to worship. Furthermore, the state authorities has accused the temple administration of irregularities and lack of transparency within the administration.

VAO Sheikh Sirajuddin information FIR

OpIndia has discovered that the grievance in opposition to The Commune has been filed by a neighborhood income division workers named Sheikh Sirajuddin. Sirajuddin is the VAO of Chidambaram who has stated in his grievance that he overheard individuals at 2 totally different bus stands discussing the information of Dikshitars being misbehaved with by HR&CE officers and therefore he thinks that The Commune’s experiences may cause legislation and order issues in Chidambaram space.

Sirajuddin has additionally added that the experiences by The Commune, which supported the Dikshitars and opposed the state authorities, had been supposed for stirring legislation and order points and to create rumors in opposition to the federal government. The grievance by Sirajuddin was filed on June 29.

The current situation relating to the Chidambaram Temple

On twenty seventh June, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) division official Velvizhi, accompanied by two feminine police personnel, entered the Kanagasabai amidst resistance from Dikshithars and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters. The growth got here days after an argument erupted claiming Pothu Dikshitars of Chidambaram Natarajar temple declined permission to devotees to supply prayers from Kanagasabai through the Aani Thirumanjanam competition.

Pothu Dikshithars are the hereditary monks and custodians of Sri Sabanayagar Temple, popularly generally known as Lord Nataraja Temple. As per an announcement issued by Dikshitars, they had been pushed down, and their garments had been torn.

Notably, Deekshitars have been managing the temple for hundreds of years. The temple has traditionally modified darshan timings and packages throughout festivals to make sure clean administration. The devotees and temple administration have been left confused and angered. Notably, Supreme Court has already dominated that the federal government can not intrude in temple administration. Despite the orders from the apex courtroom, DMK continued to create controversy utilizing HR&CE across the temple.