NE NEWS SERVICE
COIMBATORE, JULY 18
The civic administration in Coimbatore brought down as many as 9 temples, including a century-old one, which were allegedly built along the eastern bund of the Muthankulam lake last week.
Coimbatore Authorities have Demolished 7 Temples in Tank bund, Muthannankulam after Relocating aprox 300 Families from 14 Acre area by marking it as Enchroachedpic.twitter.com/Abs9p5xkHZ
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This has created ripples among the public, especially the Hindu outfits, which resulted in protests by Hindu Munnani.
கோவை – மாநிலத் தலைவர் காடேஸ்வரா சுப்பிரமணியம் மற்றும் ஆயிரக்கணக்கான இந்துமுன்னணி தொண்டர்கள் ஆர்பாட்டம்..
கோவில் இடிப்பு சம்பவங்களை கண்டித்து நடைபெற்ற ஆர்ப்பாட்டத்தில் காவல்துறை அராஜகம் ஊழியர்கள் கைதுhttps://t.co/GX98XBgNTj
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கோவையில் கோவில்கள் இடிப்பு …!
இந்துமுன்னணி போராட்டம் …. ஏன்? எதற்கு ?கருத்துரை:
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திரு. சதிஷ்குமார் – கோட்டச் செயலாளர் #இந்துமுன்னணி #கோவை #அங்காளம்மன் #கோவில்இடிப்பு #மாநகராட்சிhttps://t.co/rOmY8oaWOK— Mocaverse💼🪐 (@hindumunnaniorg) July 15, 2021
The members of the Munnani staged a demonstration in front of the civic body’s office at Town Hall.
Speaking with media, Hindu Munnani spokesperson RR Murugesan said, “Seven of them were located inside the city while two are located on the city’s outskirts; they were demolished on Wednesday. The protests are because of this demolition.”
City corporation officials couldn’t be contacted for their comment.
Among the temples demolished were Amman Kovil, Bannari Amman Kovil, Karupparayan Kovil and Angalamman temple.
The city corporation had been carrying out the drive to clear way for the implementation of lake rejuvenation and restoration project. Last year, the authorities had moved more than 2,400 families from the tank bund after razing their homes, citing encroachment of the lake.
The newly elected DMK government has in fact vowed to spend crores for the refurbishment of temples across Tamil Nadu.