Temple Eviction Video Goes Viral

A video showing an elderly man being forcibly removed from the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam has led to the suspension of two police officers amid heightened security ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's visit.

- HD Bureau

Police Commissioner N Kamini took the decision to suspend a Special Sub-Inspector and a Grade-I constable after the video of them using force against a destitute individual circulated widely on social media. Authorities clarified that the action was not intended as an eviction, but rather part of a broader effort to relocate homeless individuals living within the temple premises to old-age homes, as three of the four people invo