Tamil Nadu govt told to retrieve 62 acres of temple land in Tirusulam

Take immediate measures to retrieve 62 acres of land belonging to Arulmighu Trisoolanathar temple in Tirusulam from encroachment, the Madras has directed the Chennai district collector and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department.

The issue pertains to a plea moved by advocate S Xavier Felix alleging that a substantial part of the land belonging to the temple had been taken over by encroachers and the authorities did not take any meaningful steps to recover the land.