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Mannargudi Jeeyar Slams Government Over Vetri Payana Thittam
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News18•16-10-2026, 22:14
Mannargudi Jeeyar Slams Government Over Vetri Payana Thittam
- •Mannargudi Jeeyar criticized the DMK government following Periyar's principles as insane and called the Vetri Payana Thittam completely useless.
- •Speaking to reporters in Tiruvarur, he stated that the functioning of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department is very poor.
- •He welcomed rules against cell phones in temples but warned they should not be used to harass devotees.
- •He also raised questions about Rahul Gandhi's citizenship and expressed support for One Nation One Election and One Vote.
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Mannargudi Jeeyar criticized the Vetri Payana Thittam as a useless scheme, comparing it to the previous DMK government's free bus scheme and stating that simply changing the color of buses provides no real benefit.
He stated that bans on cell phones and photography inside temples are good plans as long as they are not used to harass devotees. He also asserted that no fees of any kind should be collected at temples at all.
He claimed that Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi holds citizenship in both India and another foreign country and cannot have voting rights in both. He also noted that duplicate voter registrations for migrant workers have been removed, supporting the concept of 'One Nation, One Election, One Vote'.
