The decision to allow anyone to become archakas in temples is a tool to destroy the Hindu culture, Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan said on Friday.
At the 93rd annual awards ceremony of the Rasika Ranjani Sabha here, Mr. Radhakrishnan said: “I opposed the idea of making everyone archakas not because I wanted the caste discrimination to continue, but because the culture should not die. The priest in the temple is the lowest paid employee of the government. The priest prays for the people without expecting anything from God. Hinduism is the only religion that gives everyone the right to offer prayers. I wanted to protect the truth and not be concerned about votes,” he said.
Every individual should think independently, debate collectively and take decisions unitedly, he said. Madurai and Chennai are the two cultural hubs of Tamil Nadu.
