Karnataka(India): The BJP-ruled Karnataka government has categorically rejected any proposal to appoint non-Brahmins as temple priests, refusing to follow in the footsteps of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
The Karnataka government on Monday categorically rejected any proposal to appoint non-Brahmins as temple priests.
According to Muzrai minister Srinivasa Pujari, the Karnataka government has no plans to bring in a law to appoint non-Brahmins as priests in temples.
Responding to a question raised by Congress MLA RB Timmapur in the Karnataka Assembly, the Karnataka Muzrai Minister said that the appointment of temple priests and staff as per Section 12(1) of the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments 2002 will continue.
Training of non-Brahmins for priestly work in Tamil Nadu
The MK Stalin government of Tamil Nadu had recently ordered the appointment of non-Brahmin priests in Hindu temples in the state.
Under the Ministry of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE), 200 non-Brahmin families will be appointed in the Hindu temples of the state in the next 100 days.
The Stalin government of Tamil Nadu will conduct a course called “Shaiva Archaka” for non-Brahmin people, under which non-Brahmin people will be given training in priestly work in a 100-day course.
Apart from this, Stalin will also train the government and women to become priests who are willing to perform priestly work in temples. Minister VK Shekhar said that just as all Hindus can become priests, women can also become priests.
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