Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P.K. Sekar Babu on Monday said a committee headed by the department’s Additional Commissioner had been constituted to conduct a detailed inquiry into the incident involving the temple car of Sri Brahadambal shrine at Tirugokarnam in Pudukottai Town, which toppled on Sunday moments after it was pulled by devotees in connection with ‘Aadi Pooram’ celebrations.
All out efforts would be taken by the HR & CE department in the coming days to ensure that such accidents do not happen in future through necessary precautionary measures jointly with the Public Works Department, police and the district administration, Mr. Sekar Babu said after inspecting the spot of occurence.
Stability certificate had been obtained for the temple car from the Public Works Department and due permission was obtained from the Fire and Rescue Services department and the district police, Mr. Sekar Babu told reporters here.
