Sivachariyargal move High Court against insistence on completing certificate course for Archakar appointment
The Hindu
They claim the move is aimed at eliminating those who obtain Diksha and get trained under religious Gurus
All India Adi Saiva Sivachariyargal Seva Sangam has approached the Madras High Court against the insistence upon completing a certificate course in Agama Sastras for being eligible to be appointed as Archakar (priests) in various temples in the State. The litigant association contended that such insistence by 38 temples in the State was aimed at “eliminating” the Sivachariyars who get trained by religious Gurus from young age and amounts to “favouring a few who are keen on destroying and wiping out prevailing customs.” In his affidavit, B.S. Muthukumar, general secretary of the petitioner association, said it had about 1,500 members and the prime object of the association was to espouse the cause of Sivachariyar/Gurukal performing puja in Saivite temples.
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