The Hindu seer also condemned the Mayiladuthurai district administration's decision to ban the 'Pattina Pravesam' ritual saying that the ritual is a 500-year-old tradition and attacks on traditions of a particular religion in this manner are not fair.
The petitioner proposed to set up an Internal Complaints Committee at District Level to stop the rampant forced conversion rackets. The advocate said that the committee would act as a fact-finding committee with an appellate remedy before the concerned District Collector
Nagaraju, who had married 23-year-old Syed Ashrin Sultana alias Pallavi just months ago despite objection from the family, had promised Sultana's mother that he would convert to Islam.
Following the order issued by the Mayiladuthurai Collectorate, Hindu organisations and devotees have reacted strongly, demanding the withdrawal of the order.