Slogan row shadows temple event

A confrontation during a major temple procession in Kanyakumari district trig gered a political row after the Hindu Religious and Cha ri table Endowments Min ister Sekar Babu was seen ad monishing a group that rai sed slogans praising Vi nayak Damodar Savarkar, disr up ting rituals at the Tha anu malaya Swamy Te mple in Suchindram.

- HD Bureau

The in cident unfolded amid the Mar-gazhi Perunthiruvizha, a mont hlong religious fe stival that began on Dec ember 25 and draws large crowds to the historic shrine. On Friday, during the Thiru Therottam chariot procession, the minister joined temple officials and devotees in flagging off the ceremony by pulling the chariot, a customary act that marks the start of th