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PMDS officials confirmed that the recruitment will be on temporary basis, till a new body as per the law is formed. They said a similar process was carried out in June last year when around 50 priests were interviewed. Till then, traditional priests will continue to perform rituals. "The activists associated with Pujari Hatao Sangharsh Samiti had claimed that process initiated by PMDS is illegal. Chairman of PMDS Mahesh Jadhav slammed activists stating that the tendency of opposition will derail the process and the demand of worshippers to appoint salaried priests will not be fulfilled..