Why are Hindu Temples In India under Government Control?

Since 2012, the petition filed by Swami Dayanand Saraswati is drooping in the supreme court and the court hasn't had the time to look at it. But it seems that it has had all the time in the world to take cases like Tripple talaq. As a result, in Tamilnadu, more than 30000 temples are in a state of suspension and the devotees are waiting for justice. 

But why is this issue important? 

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1. Firstly, the meddling of government with religious institutions leads to corruption. 

2. India is a secular country which implies the state is equally distinct from all religion. However, interfering exclusively with Hindu temples and not in other communities, the act and the working of the state become anti-Hindu, which is not how our country should work because it is against the constitution and essence of secularism.

3. Intervention of the state weakens Hindus collectively: It was recently found that nearly 40 employees of Tirupati devasthanam are non-Hindus including a top executive who is a Christian. It is inconceivable that the matter of a certain faith would be allowed to be managed by those who practice a different faith. In addition, which non-Hindu institution permits a Hindu to interfere over its matter? Will churches allow Hindus to manage their proceedings or will a mosque allow a  Hindu to manage its matters? 

4. Temples lose real estate under state control: Almost every other week, cases of temple land used for other purposes and hostile intervention of other religious groups are reported in local media all over the country but are never shown by our national media. No debates are held on topics like these. From 1959 at least 47000 acres of land have been alienated from the Hindu community. 

Practices like this have cost a lot of hindrances to the Hindu community and have resulted in smothering the cultural life of India and thus have alienated Indians from their own roots. Temples have been made subservient and submissive in the name of corruption.

I agree with the fact that there have been cases related to mismanagement of money and corruption in temples and we need government supervision on religious institutions. It is very important to ask the question, Is corruption limited to only Hindu institutions? Are all other religious institutions completely free from corruption? The answer is NO.  There have been numerous occasions where the dealings of churches and mosques have been found corrupt. Then why are only Hindu temples targeted in a shameless manner? 

If a temple is found to be mismanaging the funds, it should be taken under government control but the time of control should be predetermined. A state cannot interfere in the temple's dealings forever. I am raising this topic not because I am a Hindu but because it is against the fundamental values of the constitution.

Every one of us irrespective of our religion should raise topics like this because this is what secularism means. The temple is not just a real estate property, it gives employment to millions of people across the globe. Sectors like travel and tourism are directly affected by temples because every year devotees around the world visit India because of its rich spiritual heritage, hence interfering in the temple's practices and making them paralyzed will do no good to the economy of our country. 

Exclusive control on temples is against the constitution, monitoring is necessary but should be equal for every religion. One religion should not be targeted, this is my stance. 

The decision still lies in your hands. I hope you frame the right perspective.

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