A program was held at Vaniyambadi, Tirupathur District to issue Sangha Identity Cards to the World Sivanadiyars. Former Police IG Ponmanikavel participated in the event. Speaking to the media later, he said, “The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 340 crore to build security rooms for the protection of idols in temples across Tamil Nadu. But only one temple has an idol protection room. It is also unused. In more than 10,000 temples, conservatories are yet to be constructed.
In the temples, there are temple jewels worth crores of rupees. The Tamil Nadu government should publish its details as a report. The idols that were stolen from the temples and recovered should be placed back in the respective temples and worshiped by the devotees,” he demanded.