Bhubaneswar, May 4 -- Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Sunday said that the participation of Jagannath Puri Temple servitors in the consecration ceremony of Digha Jagannath Temple has become an "emotional and sentimental thing" for all devotees of Lord Jagannath.

Regarding this, Prithiviraj Harichandan informed that he has written a letter to the Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple, Arabinda Kumar Padhee, to conduct an internal inquiry.

"The situation created by some of the servitors has become a sentimental thing for all devotees of Lord Jagannath...On behalf of the state government, we have written a letter to the temple administration to look into the matter seriously and institute an inquiry so that the truth...