Centenary of Dalit entry into temple to be organised in Tirupati
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An event commemorating the centenary of Dalit temple entry is scheduled for October 11-13 in Tirupati.
The Hindu — KarnatakaThe brief
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- A three-day event will be held in Tirupati to mark 100 years since Dalits first entered the Tiruchanoor temple.
- The commemoration honors an incident involving a Dalit named Murugan in 1925 who gained entry after legal intervention by C. Rajagopalachari.
- Mahatma Gandhi subsequently participated in a satyagraha at the same location to secure temple access for Dalit individuals.
- These events remain significant symbols in the history of social reform and equal access to religious institutions.
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Chinta Mohan
former MP for Tirupati
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“on October 13, 1925, Murugan, a Dalit, entered the temple and offered arati, and was subsequently jailed.”
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…of Dalits into the Tiruchanoor Temple, will be held from October 11 to 13 in Tirupati. Addressing a press conference here, senior Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh and former MP for Tirupati Chinta Mohan said that on October 13, 1925, Murugan, a Dalit, entered the temple and offered arati, and was subsequently jailed. He was later released after C. Rajagopalachari, on knowing about the incident, came to Tirupati to argue his case and secured his acquittal. Later, in a historic move Mahatma Gandhi too staged a satyagraha in front of…
“it would do injustice to southern States.”
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…temple. Dr. Mohan said leaders of various organisations and parties have been invited for the event. The former Union Minister accused theBJP-led Union government of rushing through the Delimitation Bill, stating that it would do injustice to southern States. He said the move could create an imbalance between North and South India and may lead to unrest. He said Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Jawaharlal Nehru and others of the Constituent Assembly had fixed the number of Lok Sabha…
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