Padur residents seek retrieval of temple land from private college
Residents of Padur are petitioning the Chengalpattu District Collector to retrieve village land, including a temple site, allegedly encroached upon by a private educational institution. The community is concerned that the encroachment prevents access to their deity and blocks public infrastructure.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing tensions between private institutional expansion and public access to community land and religious sites.
Residents of Padur near Kelambakkam along Rajiv Gandhi Salai are worried if they will be able to conduct the annual Aadi Thiruvizha at the Sri Padavatta Amman Temple this year. The temple with their village deity is located inside lands that they claim ‘have been encroached upon by a private educational institution’.
The article reports on the residents' claims while acknowledging the situation as a dispute.
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