Control menace of touts at Tiruchendur temple: Vanathi Srinivasan urges CM Vijay
BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan has raised concerns about the increasing issue of touts at the Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple in Tiruchendur. She has called for intervention from Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to address the problem of touts deceiving devotees for money. Srinivasan also emphasized the need for appointing a Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments to protect devotees from such exploitation.
- ▪Vanathi Srinivasan highlighted the issue of touts collecting money from devotees at the Tiruchendur temple.
- ▪She alleged that these touts promise expedited darshan in exchange for payments between ₹500 and ₹1,000.
- ▪Srinivasan urged the Chief Minister to appoint a Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments to tackle this issue.
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BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan on Monday (May 18, 2026) flagged the growing “menace of touts” at Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple in Tiruchendur and called for Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s intervention in this regard. The touts at the temple were collecting money by deceiving devotees, promising expedited darshan, she alleged.In a social media post, Ms. Srinivasan underlined the delay in appointing a Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments and urged Mr. Vijay to appoint a Minister soon, so that devotees are not deceived by such touts at temples under the control of the HR&CE Department.Touts were collecting between ₹500 and ₹1,000 from devotees, she alleged.
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