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“Temple is a public property, church and mosque are private,” CPIM Kerala declares  

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If you ever cared to learn the Preamble printed at the start of your NCERT textbooks, you’d know that the Constitution of India espouses equality of standing and alternative. This means the State can not deal with the varied courses of residents in a different way. However, the ruling CPI (M) in Kerala appears to have one algorithm for Hindu temples, which it appears to explain as public property, and one other algorithm for church buildings and mosques, which it appears to explain as personal property. The curious case of Mattannur Mahadeva Temple in KannurThe Malabar Devaswom Board, part of Kerala’s state authorities, has taken over the Mattannur Mahadeva Temple in Kannur however stiff opposition from the locals. Earlier, the Kerala High Court had requested the Malabar Devaswom Board chairman to mediate the matter and arrive at a call. After the temple belief couldn’t show its possession, orders have been issued for the federal government to take over the temple. Ok Surendran, State President of Kerala BJP tweeted, “The Pinarayi Vijayan government has captured the renowned Mattannur Mahadeva Temple using the Kerala Police. A secular govt has nothing to do with temple administration. The godless party, CPI(M) Kerala, and the CM are trying to destroy the temples in Kerala. Highly condemnable.” The @vijayanpinarayi authorities has captured the famend Mattannur Mahadeva Temple utilizing the @TheKeralaPolice. A secular govt has nothing to do with temple administration. The godless occasion @CPIMKerala and the CM are attempting to destroy the temples in Kerala. Highly condemnable. pic.twitter.com/eUV6dtxzqF— Ok Surendran (@surendranbjp) October 14, 2021The officers of the Malabar Devaswom Board reportedly entered the premises of Mattannur Mahadeva temple in Kerala’s Kannur on Wednesday. They additionally took over the temple below police safety. Devotees upset with the transferThe Malabar Devaswom Board officers have been stopped by protesters. In reality, they needed to break open the lock to enter the temple premises. Just a few protesting devotees have been so upset that they tried self-immolation. However, the police forcibly eliminated them from the premises.As per Times Now, the native Hindus have accused the federal government of eyeing privately managed temples because of their massive earnings. They mentioned, “The last monarchy in Kerala used to protect these temples until the British took them, and after independence, they were never returned to the worshippers.”Temples public, mosques and church buildings privateWhen the native devotees are so upset with the transfer, why ought to the state authorities insist on taking on the temple? Malabar Devaswom Board President MR Murali, a former municipality chairperson and CPI(M) district committee member appears to supply a wierd clarification. Murali mentioned that the Mattannur Mahadeva temple will not be a non-public temple and that it belongs to the federal government. Fair sufficient. But why are solely temples being taken over? As per Times Now, Murali mentioned that mosques and church buildings are personal, not public properties. The Malabar Devaswom Board chairperson argued that the temple belongs to the federal government as kings constructed it.The authorities should act moderately and deal with all spiritual locations of worship equally. At the tip of the day, everybody has an equal proper to worship and freedom of faith. There is not any good clarification behind a coverage to deal with temples as public properties whereas different spiritual locations of worship are described as personal properties. 

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