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Kannan, treasurer of Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple Shopkeepers’ Association, said it was unfair on the part of authorities to vacate the shopkeepers, who were traditionally running the establishments inside the temple for many years. The shopkeepers added that many people in and around Madurai district carried the belief that it was auspicious to buy from shops inside Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple for family ceremonies. more-inShopkeepers in Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple on Thursday submitted a petition to Collector K.
Veera Raghava Rao seeking more time to vacate and allocation of an alternative site near the temple. However, moving us out without providing alternative arrangements is not the right thing to do,” Mr.
Kannan said. Though the shopkeepers approached the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a stay of the notice, the court ordered them to vacate..