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AIADMK Accuses DMK of Diverting Temple Endowment Funds to Arts Colleges

Parents of a temple-funded college staged a protest defending the initiative in a debate over the allocation of religious endowment resources.

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Overview

  • Edappadi K. Palaniswami alleged a planned conspiracy by channeling HR&CE funds designated for temple upkeep into arts colleges.
  • HR&CE Minister P. K. Sekarbabu countered that the department has long financed educational and healthcare projects and said there is nothing wrong with directing temple resources toward student welfare.
  • Parents of more than 750 students at the Arulmigu Sri Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College in Kolathur held placards reading “It is not wrong to build colleges using temple funds” and raised slogans in support of the scheme.
  • DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai denounced Palaniswami’s remarks as shameful and labeled him a “certified lackey” of the RSS on social media.
  • The exchange revives allegations first raised in 2022 and highlights a deepening political rift over the HR&CE department’s role in funding community development projects.