Tamil Nadu RSS president ML Raja said that they were not against non-Brahmins becoming temple priests. According to the report in The Hindu, Raja said that it’s not caste but knowledge of rituals and religion that are important to become a priest.
The Supreme Court will soon announce its judgement on the petitions against a 2006 Government Order (G.O.) allowing non-Brahmins to become priests in temples.
Raja is quoted as saying, “There is no question of caste. Do you mean to say non-Brahmins are not priests in any temple in Tamil Nadu today? The qualification in the religious canons and discipline is what is important.”
The report that this statement is significant as some people in BJP are not in favour of the state interfering in temple worship.
