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TVK Functionary Sparks Controversy After Shooting Reels Inside Temple
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News18•07-10-2026, 08:00
TVK Functionary Sparks Controversy After Shooting Reels Inside Temple
- •A TVK woman functionary named Devi shot reels inside the 400-year-old Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi district, during her birthday celebration.
- •The incident occurred despite a strict ban on using mobile phones and cameras inside HR and CE department temples in Tamil Nadu.
- •The video was posted on social media driven by the craze for likes, sparking severe backlash from social activists and the public.
- •Minister P.K. Sekarbabu had earlier warned that strict legal action would be taken against those shooting reels inside temples.
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A controversy erupted after TVK woman functionary Devi shot and posted a birthday reels video inside the premises of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Vilathikulam, despite mobile phones being strictly prohibited in HR&CE department temples.
The use of mobile phones is banned in many temples under the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, with authorities explicitly stating that shooting reels videos inside these temple premises is strictly prohibited and subject to legal action.
The TVK functionary went to the Arulmigu Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple on the 1st of last month to have darshan on her birthday and recorded the video that was subsequently posted on social media.
