An Army veteran donated unique property paperwork to a temple in Tamil Nadu. He was reportedly being pressured by his daughters for the switch of property.
(Image for illustration) It is a standard follow for temple authority members to depend the donations, normally money choices. (Source: Unsplash)(Unsplash)
During one such routine test on Tuesday, June 24, the temple members have been stunned to search out unique paperwork of two properties value ₹4 crore inside one of many 11 ‘hundis’ on the temple, The Hindu reported. A ‘hundi’ is the donation field the place devotees drop money and different choices at a temple.
The temple is positioned in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai district close to Arani city, and the devotee who donated unique property paperwork was recognized as S Vijayan, a retired Army official.
A local of Kesavapuram village, Vijayan has worshipped on the temple since childhood. He has been dwelling alone for practically ten years following a disagreement together with his spouse, V Kasturi, 56.
The 65-year-old Army veteran has two daughters, each married, dwelling in Chennai and Vellore. However, he reportedly receives no assist from his household, and additional investigation revealed that he was being pressured by his daughters to switch his property to them.
“I used to be humiliated by my kids even for each day bills,” Mr. Vijayan was quoted by The Hindu. “I can’t return on my phrase. After consulting temple officers, I’ll legally switch my properties to the temple,” he added.
The paperwork submitted on the temple pertain to 10 cents of land and a single-storey home positioned close to the shrine. They collectively are value practically ₹4 crore.
The devotee additionally connected a hand-written observe together with the property paperwork, stating his consent for the donation.
While temple can not routinely stake declare to the property because the devotee dropped the paperwork within the ‘hundi’, papers may not be returned to the devotee at this stage, as senior HR&CE officers have been notified.
“The devotee has to register it (the paperwork) with the division for it to stake declare on the property,” M Silambarasan, Executive Officer of the temple reportedly stated.
Until a call is made, the division will retain custody of the paperwork.
