La actriz, miembro del BJP Namitha afirma que fue interrogada sobre su fe y casta en un templo Madurai antes de que se le permitiera la entrada. Actress, BJP member Namitha claims she was questioned about her faith and caste at a Madurai temple before being allowed entry.

La actriz Namitha, miembro ejecutivo del BJP, afirmó que se le pidió que proporcionara pruebas de su fe y casta hindú durante una visita al templo de Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar en Madurai. Actress Namitha, a BJP state executive member, claimed she was asked to provide proof of her Hindu faith and caste during a visit to the Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar temple in Madurai. Namitha alega que los funcionarios del templo le impidieron tener darshan y exigieron los certificados antes de que la permitieran entrar. Namitha alleges that the temple officials stopped her from having darshan and demanded the certificates before they would allow her in. Sin embargo, un alto funcionario del templo negó las acusaciones y declaró que sólo detuvieron a Namitha y a su marido, que llevaban máscaras, para preguntar si eran hindúes y educarlos sobre las tradiciones que seguían en el templo. However, a senior official at the temple denied the allegations and stated that they only stopped Namitha and her husband, who were wearing masks, to enquire if they were Hindus and educate them about the traditions followed at the temple. El funcionario también mencionó que después de aclarar la fe de la pareja, fueron ungidos con kumkum y se les permitió entrar para dar darshan a la diosa Meenakshi. The official also mentioned that after clarifying the couple's faith, they were anointed with kumkum and allowed inside for a darshan of Goddess Meenakshi.