Kozhikode
The administration of a temple in the heart of the city that houses rare artefacts throwing light on the medieval history of Kozhikode district has hit a sticky situation with the opposition from some of the members in the Kerala Police Officers’ Association (KPOA) and Kerala Police Association (KPA) against “forcible” fund collection. The Bhadrakali temple at Mananchira, which is popularly known as “police temple”, is the only temple in the State directly governed by the police.
The demand of a section of police officials, mostly non-believers, is that the temple administration should be handed over to the Malabar Devaswom Board to end the row. They allege that the monthly collection of ₹20 from all the police officials in the name of temple administration and its festivals is against the declared policy of the department.
