THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Indu Malhotra has said the Communist governments have always tried to take over the administration of Hindu temples.
In a video that had gone viral, she is seen saying, “…that’s what happens with these communist governments. They want to just take over because of the revenue. Their problem is the revenue. All over they have taken over. All over. Only Hindu temples. So, Justice Lalit and I said, no we will not allow it.”
She was speaking to those who came to meet her during her visit to Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple on Sunday.
A video of Justice Malhotra saying this to the people who had come to meet her during her visit to Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple on Sunday has gone viral. In the video, she seen is saying, “…that’s what happens with these communist governments. They want to just take over because of the revenue. Their problem is the revenue. All over they have taken over. All over. Only Hindu temples. So, Justice Lalit and I said, no we will not allow it.”
She was referring to the SC judgment of 2020 which said that the Travancore royal family has the rights to manage and maintain the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.
Malhotra was in the city to attend the valedictory function of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.
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