MADURAI: Actress and BJP state govt member Namitha Vankawala on Monday accused Meenakshi Amman Temple staffers of mistreating her.
Namitha, accompanied by her husband, Veerendra Chowdary, alleged that temple authorities requested for proof of her non secular affiliation earlier than permitting her to enter the sanctum sanctorum on Monday morning.
Namitha expressed her frustration in a social media submit, stating that she and her husband had been questioned about their faith regardless of figuring out themselves as Hindus.
She alleged {that a} temple official had approached her and requested me if she had been a Hindu and if she had any proof of that.
Namitha clarified that each she and her husband had been born Hindus and had visited temples throughout the nation with out going through such scrutiny.
In a video shared on her social media platforms, Namitha urged Hindu non secular and charitable endowments minister P Ok Sekarbabu to take applicable motion.
“I have been to many temples, together with Tirupati in south India, and by no means confronted such a query. It’s unclear why the Meenakshi Amman Temple authorities alone would request proof of faith,” she added
A senior HR and CE official on anonymity stated the request for non secular identification was a routine process. “We ask for particulars as a part of our customary safety protocol, particularly from people carrying face masks. Namitha was carrying a masks, and we adopted the foundations with out realizing she was an actress,” the official stated.
He stated an official assertion could be issued by the temple authorities.
