Summary:
While accessing the Durai corridor gate near Kodimaram earlier, devotees were stopped by the police as they hesitated to open the gate. "Only those who had special passes had good darshan whereas common people were made to wait in the chilly weather for hours. The special passes were also provided to ineligible people," V Baskaran, a devotee told TOI. The devotees also had an altercation with police as they were repeatedly rerouted near Chithirai Street to enter the temple. Similarly, those with special entry passes who assembled near Shanthanu mandapam were not restricted properly, resulting in overcrowding..