Indian Politics

Who controls our temples?: Manuraj Shunmugasundaram

· 18 August 2026 · 2 min read
Who controls our temples?: Manuraj Shunmugasundaram

Frontline has reported a new India-focused politics development: “Who controls our temples?: Manuraj Shunmugasundaram.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: The lawyer and author discusses his book The People’s Sanctum, how temples became centres of socio-political power in South India, and how movements led by Periyar, B.R. Ambedkar, and Gandhi offer a political language of equality and dignity. Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affairs discovery and cont

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