Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Dec 23: Vishwa Hindu Parishat (VHP) has condemned orders from Muzrai department to reduce the volume of loudspeakers in Kadri Temple.

Jagadish Shenava, district president of Vishwa Hindu Parishat, Mangaluru in a letter addressed to the executive officer of Kadri Manjunatheshwara Temple has stated that various cultural programmes are being held in Kadri temple for centuries.

“The temple has a history of hundreds of years. Yakshagana also has been performed for several decades. Use of loudspeakers is inevitable because it is a public place” the letter reads.

“A person from nearby had written a letter to Muzrai department requesting to ban loudspeakers citing his sickness. The Muzrai department has now acted against the sentiments of Hindus by sending orders to the temple. It is sad that that the department has ordered to reduce the volume of loudspeakers,” the letter adds.

“It is condemnable that the government, which says nothing to mosques which use loudspeakers in their peak volume for 365 days of the year, has asked the temple to reduce the volume of loudspeakers,” the letter informs.

“It is a beating of the government on the feelings of Hindus. The orders of the government should not be followed at any cost by the temple. There will be violent protests if the orders are followed,” concludes the letter.

The office bearers of VHP handed over the letter to the temple on Friday, December 23.