Dravidar Kazhagam to intensify fight for other caste priests’ appointment

Participating in a programme organised by the lawyers attached to the DK in Palayamkottai, Veeramani also addressed the reporters. “The main agenda of DK in 2018 is to realise one of the important goals of Periyar —making persons of all castes as priests in the temples across the state,” he said.

“When the law permitting people of all the castes to become priests was passed by the DMK government, priests of Madurai Meenakshi Sudareswarar Temple filed a case against it. But, in 2016 the Supreme Court had declared the law valid. However, the state government is still reluctant to implement the Act,” he said and added that they had also written a letter to the state to implement the same.

Citing the example of Kerala, which had made people of all castes as priests in important temples, Veeramani urged the state, which is the land of Periyar to implement the Act immediately.

He further said that there are 206 people of different castes, who have completed training in priesthood course and are ready to be appointed. “The state should appoint them soon,” he demanded.