No political interference in pass allocation, says Minister R. Nirmalkumar

Minister for Energy Resources and Law R. Nirmalkumar and Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments S. Ramesh inspected the arrangements for the consecration festival of Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Nirmalkumar said the consecration ceremony of the temple, being held after 17 years, was being conducted in a grand manner.

“A control room has been set up by coordinating all government departments to monitor the operations and ensure that devotees can have a safe darshan without any difficulty. To prevent any errors, surveillance is being carried out through CCTV cameras. Personnel from all departments are engaged in duties on a two-shift rotational basis,” he said.

“Other devotees will not be allowed into the Chithirai streets until everyone who went to the upper tier to watch the consecration has safely exited the temple area. Only thereafter will other devotees be allowed,” he said.