Communist governments take over Hindu temples because of their revenue: Retired SC judge

While speaking about her SC judgment in Padmanabhaswamy temple, which was delivered in July 2020, Justice Indu Malhotra said, “That is what happens with these Communist governments. They want to just take over because of the revenue. Their problem is the revenue.” “All over they have taken over. All over. Only Hindu temples. So Justice Lalit and I told, no we will not allow it,” she further added.

NewsBharati    29-Aug-2022 11:53:10 AM
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Thiruvananthapuram, August 29: A old video of the former Supreme Court Judge Indu Malhotra, in which she is lashing out at Kerala's communist governments for taking control of only Hindu temples owing to the revenue generated by them, has gone viral on social media.
 
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As per the video, she passed these remarks during her visit to the Shree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
 
While speaking about her SC judgment in Padmanabhaswamy temple, which was delivered in July 2020, Justice Indu Malhotra said, “That is what happens with these Communist governments. They want to just take over because of the revenue. Their problem is the revenue.”
 
 
 
“All over they have taken over. All over. Only Hindu temples. So Justice Lalit and I told, no we will not allow it,” she further added.
 
 
istoric temple under its control. The apex court overturned the 2011 judgment of the Kerala High Court that granted the power to the state government to take control of the temple, its management, and assets.
In its verdict, the apex court stated that the death of the king will not affect the rights of the Travancore family at the temple. It ruled that all members of the temple management committee shall be members of the Hindu community.
 
Following the verdict, the Kerala government also stated that it will abide by the Supreme Court decision.