Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (MS)

Bantwal, Sep 28: "We oppose the move of the government, which stopped the financial aid that was being given by the Kollur temple for the purpose of midday meals to the students, of looting the money collected in temples in the name of distributing relief to the Kodagu deluge victims," said Dr Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, president of Puttur Vivekananda Vidyavardhaka Sangha.

He was speaking to the media at Kalladka Sriram Vidya Kendra on Thursday, September 27.

"The very government, which said that the money collected in the temples has to be utilized only for the works related to the temple, is looting the temple collection on the pretext of providing relief to the victims of recent Kodagu floods. Let the government handover the management of the temples to the Hindus. We will look after them in a better manner. The people who have said that they will not use the money of Hindu temples have to answer now." Bhat said.