It is another classic example of a situation where Muslims, being larger in number or having influence in local affairs, oppose Hindu traditions, the celebration of festivals in temples, and renovation or rebuilding activities. This is exactly what is happening in Peraiyur taluk in Madurai district.
On March 11, tension gripped Thummanayakkanpatti village in Peraiyur taluk of Madurai district after a section of Muslims strongly opposed the renovation work at a 300-year-old Vinayagar and Karuppannasamy temple. The situation has turned tense, resembling a boiling cauldron, as the temple falls under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) Department and is managed by a hereditary trustees’ board.
According to Hindu Munnani functionaries, the Vinayagar Temple and Karuppannasamy Temple are 300-year-old temples and are located on about 2 acres and 40 cents of land in the village. Appropriate approvals to renovate the temple had been obtained from the state and district expert committees. Renovation works were started as per the expert committee. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court also granted approval for the renovation work.
In January, the High Court dismissed the objections raised by Sahul Hameed through a petition and permitted the temple renovation to proceed. Another petition was filed before the Madurai Bench seeking continuous police protection during the renovation work. On 18 February 2026, the court directed that police protection be provided.
"ஹிந்துக்கள் பெரும்பான்மையான நாட்டில் ஹிந்துகளுக்கு சொந்தமான நிலத்தில் ஹிந்து கோயிலை புனரமைக்க கடும் எதிர்ப்புகளும் ஆர்ப்பாட்டங்களும்."🚨😤 pic.twitter.com/T9dc1b8MkX
— MR.Anil (@Saffron_Anil_) March 11, 2026
Armed with court orders, the temple’s hereditary trustee Maheswaran and residents of the village submitted a petition to the Madurai Superintendent of Police requesting security until the renovation work is completed and the kumbabhishekam ceremony is conducted.
Hindu Munnani sources said, “A mosque had been built near the temple about 100 years ago. When local residents recently attempted to begin the renovation work based on the court’s order, Muslims from the area entered the temple premises and staged a protest, insisting that the temple should not be renovated and should instead be relocated to another place.” It triggered outrage among Hindus. Police officials intervened and persuaded the protesters to disperse. However, due to the opposition, renovation work at the temple has not yet begun.
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Local residents also stated that Hindus are a minority in the village and argued that Muslims blocking the renovation despite a court order was unfair and amounted to contempt of court. They urged the Tamil Nadu government to intervene and resolve the issue.
Rama Ravikumar, leader of Hindu Tamilar Katchi and main petitioner in the Thiruparankundram deepam case, said it was highly shocking that Muslims entered the temple premises and staged a protest against the renovation of the centuries-old Vinayagar and Karuppannasamy temple.
Hindu Munnani condemned and sought the immediate closure of an illegal prayer hall built in the Thisaiyanvilai Bazaar area. After the authorities failed to shut it down, Hindu Munnani cadres brought a Vinayagar murthi and started conducting prayers and poojas. On hearing this, the dutiful TN DMK police came and obtained a written statement and commitment that there would be no prayers at the illegal prayer hall. The illegal prayer hall of Christians has now been permanently removed.
திசையன்விளை பஜாரில் அனுமதி இல்லாமல் தொடங்கப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவ ஜெப கூடாரம்…
அந்த ஜெப கூடாரத்தில் உள்ளே இந்து முன்னணி பொறுப்பாளர்கள் விநாயகர் சிலை வைத்து பஜனை பாடும் போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர்.
அதன் பின்னர் காவல்துறையினர் கண்டித்து உரிய அனுமதியின்றி ஜெப கூட்டம் நடத்தக்கூடாது என்று… pic.twitter.com/CVho4zjaqr
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) March 14, 2026
Hindu Munnani condemned the DMK minority appeasement government for calling for tender bids to improve infrastructure to visit mosques and churches in the state and not showing the same concern for Hindu temples. It says, “The TN Tourism Department did not do anything to develop or provide infrastructure facilities to give a big fillip to tourism spots like temples, historically important places, and those associated with freedom fighters or the erstwhile Chola, Pandiya and Chera kings. Doing appeasement in each and everything would not augur well for a secular, social justice Dravidian model DMK government. Applying chunam on the eyes of Hindus after taking away temple funds and buttering the minority would not be tolerated by the majority Hindus for long. Already there are signs of Hindus coming together to oppose such minority appeasement pseudo-secular parties. In the North, Congress was decimated purely because of its minority appeasement, among other issues like rampant corruption. In the Thiruparankundram issue, DMK was exposed for its rank minority appeasement measures by preventing Hindus from lighting a lamp atop the hill as per court orders. Spending temple funds, it hired top-paid lawyers from the North to defend its actions and to prolong the issue till elections.”
சுற்றுலாத்துறையா? சிறுபான்மை நலத்துறையா?
பள்ளிவாசல், சர்ச்சுகளுக்கு வசதிகளை செய்ய தமிழக சுற்றுலாத்துறை டெண்டர்..
இந்து வழிபாட்டு தலங்கள், சுதந்திர போராட்ட வீரர்கள் நினைவிடங்களே இதில் இல்லையே!
இது திமுக அரசின் சுற்றுலாத்துறையின் சிறுபான்மை ஓட்டு அரசியலா?@CMOTamilnadu… pic.twitter.com/3icz5CKTPx
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) March 11, 2026
Another Hindu Munnani post says, “In Thirunaraiyur, near Kumbakonam, RSS functionary Adhithyan was arrested by police for preventing an evangelical group’s attempt to convert Hindus into Christianity. In the same district in 2019, Ramalingam was hacked to death by Muslims for questioning their conversion activities. The DMK government is hand in glove with the conversion mafia.”
யாருக்கான அரசு இது??
மு*லீம் மதமாற்றத்தை தடுத்த திருபுவனம் ராமலிங்கம் தீவிரவாதிகளால் படுகொலை..
கும்பகோணம் – திருநறையூரில் கிருஸ்தவ மதமாற்றத்தை தடுத்த RSS மக்கள் தொடர்பாளர் ஆதித்தன் அவர்கள் காவல்துறையால் கைது..
மதமாற்றத்திற்கு துணை போகும் திமுக அரசை வன்மையாக கண்டிக்கிறோம்…… pic.twitter.com/7bf9HjuOFl
— Hindu Munnani (@hindumunnani_tn) March 12, 2026
Recently, the DMK government has restricted private schools from hosting programmes that are political, ideological, communal, or divisive in nature. It has amended the Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Rules, 2023, in this regard and has included clauses to restrict activities by any external person, association, or organisation.
