Kerala High Court (HC) criticised Malabar Devaswom Board (DB) in sharp terms for ordering the temples to donate Rs 15,000 towards advertisement for the supplement to be brought out in connection with the inauguration of the dialysis centre under Kadampuzha temple in Malappuram district, Kerala.
High Court told Devaswom Board that temples are not cooperative societies formed for money collection. It asked Devaswom Board if they believed that money could be collected from the temples, like fund-raising for political activities. Court asked for action against the Devaswom Board Commissioner who issued the controversial order. Commissioner issued the order on May 2, 2023.
Court asked if people would have come to know about Commissioner’s order if the petitioner had not approached the Court. The Division Bench stayed Commissioner’s order.
The Court order vindicates the allegation RSS, BJP and other Hindu organisations have been raising that Devaswom Boards turn offshoots of political parties and that temples go under the control of political leaders. Since the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) rules the State, Devaswom Boards are manned by LDF leaders. And, unfortunately, atheist communists call the shots in temple matters. The latest episode underlines this assumption.
