Tension near Jayankondam over local temple custom
However, police warned when a few persons of the second group attempted to take pictures of the event and they were asked to leave the premises.
JAYANKONDAM: A tense situation prevailing at Silampur near Jayankondam in Tamil Nadu’s Ariyalur district over differences between two communities in overing prayer at a local temple there has prompted Ms Deena Kumari, revenue divisional officer, Udayarpalayam, to promulgate a police prohibitory order to avoid any unwarranted trouble on Sunday.
Police said that though the dispute between the two communities was pending before a competent court, following the representation by both the communities, the Ariyalur collector ordered the RDO Udayarpalayam to sort out the issue amicably.
Following this, the RDO, Udayarpalayam, officials of the HR & CE department and others went to the temple on Saturday and opened the temple for worship.
While a section of one community offered their prayers, the other group also entered into the temple and began offering their prayers.
However, police warned when a few persons of the second group attempted to take pictures of the event and they were asked to leave the premises. The HR & CE department officials then closed and sealed the temple to avoid any fresh troubles, police added.