By Scroll Staff
The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Tuesday launched a campaign to wrest control of Hindu temples across the country from the government, alleging corruption in the management of religious places, reported The Indian Express.
The Hindutva organisation said that governments controlling temples reflected the mindset of “Muslim invaders” and “colonial” British.
“Governments are using temples to loot their wealth and to accommodate politicians who could not get a place in the government,” the organisation’s joint general secretary Surendra Jain told reporters.
The campaign comes amid a controversy about the alleged adulteration with animal fat of the ghee used to produce the prasadam, or holy offerings, at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati.
The Vishva Hindu Parishad is part of a group of Hindutva organisations led by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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