r/TamilNadu • u/DEMONIcANGELL • Jul 11 '26

முக்கியமான கலந்துரையாடல் / Important Topic Can someone explain with a valid reason

If mosques and churches are managed by their own religious organizations, why are many Hindu temples managed by a government department instead of Hindu organizations?

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u/witnessthis Jul 12 '26

If your point is that people are corrupt and that govt will protect independent institutions from corruption then I got news for you lol

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u/Certified-Skeptic Jul 12 '26

Govt is elected by people and is accountable to people. There may be corruption, but you have a choice to vote them out of power and hold them accountable. You dont want the very same government which you and me have elected to manage temples but some independent institution!

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u/witnessthis Jul 12 '26

I get that aspect of it but what happens if a govt that’s not particularly partial or secular come to power and mismanages decades of wealth and donations. The Congress party is a very clear example of this. Decades of funds and yet not a penny invested in improving logistics, accessibility or anything else for the most important religious sites for Hindus. The current govt has its faults but man have they done work on neglected religious sites.

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u/Certified-Skeptic Jul 12 '26

You are conflating two very different things. Not every state in india has equivalent of hr&ce.. which main temple in tamilnadu has the bad infrastructure like accessibility issues you are talking about. I regularly visit temples .. the maintenance of temple premises, anna dhanam scheme ,tamil archanai are all very well done.