Thread by @Raminations

I recollect the days in TN back in 1971 when EVR garlanded Lord Ram pictures and statues with Chappals and Shoes.
Those days Christians in particular came out in strength to protest the behaviour of Periyarist slogans and ideas.
How things have changed over last 4-5 decades!

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The virulent anti Hindu campaign, I will squarely blame on the Christians-Muslims groups who found it easier to attack the Hindus and their religious beliefs as they weren't making great inroads prior to that.
Govts in TN weren't receptive to such ideas of conversion and hate
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Muslims in general weren't involving themselves in conversions overtly.
Covert attempts were always there through marriages and such kinds of emotional blackmail.
But Christians were emboldened by anti Hindu Govt at TN level in DMK and used it up to the fullest levels
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The blossoming of Christian Conversion fctories happened during the DMK and not to be outdone ADMK rule.
Tho', JJ did insist on stopping such conversions via legislation, DMK merrily encouraged it.
Periyarists clung on to Christian missonaries and sang anti Hindu slogans
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Finding it an easier vehicle to spread its wings Christians fell a prey to these anti Hindu gang and joined them to lure the poor towards their religion&thus was born the enemity between the majority&minority religions.
It was 15% minorities with State support Vs 85% majority
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The majority being Hindus noone was serious till recently and simply bowed to the wishes of state machinery and accepted the ill treatment at the hands of the state which mercilessly hounded the temples and brought them under state control whereas the minorities were provided
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State support both administratively and financially.
All Temples brought under HR&CE were looted both in terms of funds as well as other immovable and antique assets.
Temples were left with Govt officers who got paid exhorbitant salaries with Govt benefits.
Subsidies went to ..
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..minorities religion under the garb of Secularism and plunder continued in temples.
Only when BJP started voicing the concerns in TN, for the first time even the TN Govt sat up and started noticig the illsof temples.
Everytime Jaya came to power she tried to atleast spend..
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.. for Temple upkeep, maintenance and other improvements.
But DMK mercilessly put down the temples and continued the plunder of resources, directly and indirectly.
Known atheists were appointed Trustees of temple boards who focussed on taking money away from temples
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..leaving these temples impoverished.
With such treatment by the state under DMK rule TN temples found their voice when BJP came to power in 2014 which ultimately resulted in the resurgence of the Hindu majority trying to establish their positions.
Result is seen in MHC calling
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..for why hould state be involved in Temple administration only and not other religious worship places.

We shall hope the trend strengthens in the days ahead and temples exploit this new found freedom