The Pothu Dikshithars, hereditary custodians-cum-archakas of Sri Sabanayagar temple, popularly known as Sri Natarajar temple in Chidambaram have called upon the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department to drop the proposed inspection of the temple on June 7 and 8 contending that the authorities had no jurisdiction to call for records or make an inspection in the denominational temple at will.
In a detailed reply to C. Jothi, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Verification Officer of HR and CE Department in Cuddalore, Hemasabesa Dikshithar, secretary of the Pothu Dikshithars committee contended that the HR and CE Department had no jurisdiction of administration in this temple and this is fortified by Section 107 of the Tamil Nadu HR and CE Act, 1959.
Referring to the Department’s letter seeking details of income/expenditure records, the committee of Pothu Dikshithars requested the authorities to specify any particular transaction or limited period for which details are required and state the reasons for seeking such details.
