Tuesday 1 October 2024

An affront on the Shraddha. :Yuva Bharati October 2024

An affront on the Shraddha. 

In an yet another attack on Hindu sensibilities the state and the temple administration of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam stands exposed because of the report of the National dairy development Board in Gujarat which said that animal fat was found in the Ghee which was used for the preparation of Laddu Prasadam in the Temple.  This has created a furore among the millions of devotees across the Nation. September month is a period when people through out India offer pitr paksh to their ancestors. Even people who are Non vegetarians avoid taking Non veg foods during this month. This news which has come during this period has created an emotional turbulence among the devotees. Government has vowed that they will take stringent actions against those who have committed this sacrilegious act. The Devasthanam has also conducted necessary purification ceremonies as a Praya Chitta for this incident. Millions of devotees are undergoing vrats to atone for the sin that they have committed unknowingly. Though this is an attack on the sensibilities of the devotees, they will not deter from taking further yatras to Tirumala. But one question remains unanswered. This is not an issue of lapse in the quality control of Prasada preparation. This is not just an issue of buying a cheaper alternative ghee instead of the regular supplier. This is a calculated attack on the core belief of the Hindu. The Devasthanam has got a state of art lab to check the ingredients and see whether they are free of any adulterations. Every tray of laddu, drinking water served as Jala prasadam and free meals given as anna prasadam to devotees are tested and certified on a regular and random basis every day without fail. How can this adulteration escape the watchful eyes of the sophisticated labs is the question which rings in everyone’s mind. While many Sadhus have appealed to the respective Governments to bring to book the culprits, they have also assuaged the feelings of the devotees by suggesting methods to get over this as this is an act of betrayal and devotees have not committed any mistake.

This has also prompted the deputy Chief minister of Andhra Sri Pawan Kalyan, to call for an independent Sanatana  Rakshana board similar to WAQF for managing Hindu Temples. In the last three decades the properties of Hindu Temples have been wrongly administered, many jewels have gone missing, many Idols have been looted, many Idols and Temple spaces have been desecrated by vandals and Hindus have vainly hoped that the administration will wake up at least after this after each and every episode. Hindus are seldom allowed to utilise the temple Premises for its intended purposes. Apart from this the Hindu Society is also facing a barrage of attack in the social media platforms.  One has to see the Social media Posts to believe the kind of vitriol that is been hurled at the Hindu society at this moment of emotional turbulence. Communists and people from the Abrahamic religions are sarcastic and crude in their trolls and memes and sullying the already hurt minds of Hindus. And the sad part is no one from those communities is seen condemning these deplorable acts. This derogatory trend has to be put down by law in a stern manner. The deep anguish and pain of the Hindus will be assuaged only when the culprits are punished.


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