Madurai: Around 50 Dalits from a village in Thirtumangalam in Madurai entered a local temple for the first time in their lives on Friday night thanks to the command of the Madurai Madras bench.
The incident occurred at Anaiyur Kokkulam with police protection and under the eyes of the Thirumbalamahalam Tahsildar watch.
Owned by the Pariyar community, the Dalits have been rejected by permits by the village elders to enter the Temple of Pekkaman Karuppasamy since time immemorial.
M Chinnasamy, VCK member, said the fact that the temple was surrounded by package of land owned by around twenty families Dalit was proof that they worshiped this temple.
But now, because the temple has good income, non-dalit, especially the pyramalai Kallars which are majority in the village, do not allow them to offer worship.
It is a Dalit family who lives around the temple that performs rituals at the temple, and priests also from their families.
Dalit, except for twenty of these families, is not allowed to enter the temple.
Fame temples in the region, their income and assets landed around eight hectares are said to be the reason why the pyramalai Kallars is the main member of the organizing committee.
One of the Dalits approached the Madurai High Court which ordered the district government to take action.
When an investigation was carried out, non-dalit denied the allegations.
The problem was taken with HR and CE, who said that the temple was located on the land of HR and CE, but belonged to the category of ‘Chickers” Chittrayee, 69, who went to the temple around 4:30 a.m., “ I did not remember anyone from my family who had entered this temple.
“VCK the state regulates Secretary M Ellalan and other members lead the temple entry.