He further highlighted that two temples have gone “missing” and the Devi Sannathi in Sri Ekambareswarar Temple has been demolished with houses built there. The encroachment extends to 23000 square feet of the temple land.
She emphasised the violation of personal space, saying, "If you are a female, what right does one have to touch a male?" implying that one of the female officials had pushed the Dikshitar.
Vijayanagara Samrajya trustees said that TN Govt is behaving in high-handed manner with Thillai Dikshitars who are hereditary owners of the Chidambaram temple
The Tamil Nadu Government's long-drawn effort to acquire the temple lands to allegedly hand it over to the squatters has been impeded by the Madras High Court.