'Vallalar centre works won't affect devotees'

THE state government on Tuesday told the Madras High Court that the Vallalar International Centre, which is under construction on Sathiya Gnana Sabhai premises at Vadalur in Cuddalore district, is being raised only for the benefit of devotees of Vallalar and the construction would not affect them.

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Advocate General PS Raman made the submission before a special bench of Justices R Mahadevan and PD Audikesavalu when a petition seeking to restrain the government from going ahead with the construction came up for hearing.

"The state government is spending ₹99.9 crore for constructing the Vallalar International Centre exclusively for the benefit of the devotees of Vallalar. The facility will be donated to the sabhai after completion of the project," he said.