TIRUPUR: Residents of various settlements round Mangalam Road have antagonistic Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department’s motion to get well temple lands in the city.
On Friday, greater than 500 citizens staged a hunger strike in opposition to the department, which has intensified its motion to get well temple lands after a Madras prime court docket order, at Parappalayam.
Despite knowing that they could now not win the fight legally, the citizens had been in a position to fight democratically to save, as in line with their claims, their hard earned lands. The opposition parties, together with DMK, CPM, CPI and Congress, have prolonged their improve to the protesting citizens.
Sources in the HR& CE department said: “20.87 acre of temple land located on Karuvampalayam, Sheriff Colony, LRG Layout, Senguthapuram, Mullai Nagar, Palayakadu, KVR Nagar, Chellam Nagar, Ayyan Nagar, Dhanlakshmi Layout and Alangadu had been encroached. The encroached lands belonged to 2 temples, Visweswaraswamy and Veeraraghava Perumal temple and Nallur’s Visweswaraswamy Visalatchi Amman Subramanyaswamy temple.”
The department has issued show-cause notices to 45 citizens at Sengunthapuram.
“Title deeds for these types of lands had been in the name of deities of the two temples. If so, the homes of the deities, being considered as minors always, no person can make the most of them in opposition to the pursuits of the deities,” said A Muthu Palaniappan, former assistant commissioner of the department, who worked in mixed Coimbatore district.
All those disputed lands had been illegally offered via the then temple trustees round 50 years ago. Many former earnings officers may also have conspired in additional phases in helping to promote the lands all through the periods of Updated Registry Scheme (UDR in 1980) and computerization.
On Friday, greater than 500 citizens staged a hunger strike in opposition to the department, which has intensified its motion to get well temple lands after a Madras prime court docket order, at Parappalayam.
Despite knowing that they could now not win the fight legally, the citizens had been in a position to fight democratically to save, as in line with their claims, their hard earned lands. The opposition parties, together with DMK, CPM, CPI and Congress, have prolonged their improve to the protesting citizens.
Sources in the HR& CE department said: “20.87 acre of temple land located on Karuvampalayam, Sheriff Colony, LRG Layout, Senguthapuram, Mullai Nagar, Palayakadu, KVR Nagar, Chellam Nagar, Ayyan Nagar, Dhanlakshmi Layout and Alangadu had been encroached. The encroached lands belonged to 2 temples, Visweswaraswamy and Veeraraghava Perumal temple and Nallur’s Visweswaraswamy Visalatchi Amman Subramanyaswamy temple.”
The department has issued show-cause notices to 45 citizens at Sengunthapuram.
“Title deeds for these types of lands had been in the name of deities of the two temples. If so, the homes of the deities, being considered as minors always, no person can make the most of them in opposition to the pursuits of the deities,” said A Muthu Palaniappan, former assistant commissioner of the department, who worked in mixed Coimbatore district.
All those disputed lands had been illegally offered via the then temple trustees round 50 years ago. Many former earnings officers may also have conspired in additional phases in helping to promote the lands all through the periods of Updated Registry Scheme (UDR in 1980) and computerization.
Residents oppose HR&CE attempt to recover temple land
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