India, Aug. 30 -- Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang has stirred a controversy after he shared a photograph taken from inside the premises of the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri on his official Facebook page.

Tamang visited the temple on Friday to offer prayers to Lord Jagannath and soon after his visit, his Facebook page showed him standing near the Maa Mangala temple inside the temple premises. "Blessed to visit the sacred Jagannath Temple, which radiates peace, devotion and spiritual energy," the Facebook post of Tamang said.

The post immediately drew criticism from several quarters, as photography is strictly prohibited inside the temple. Questions are now being raised over how the CM was allowed to carry a mobile phone insid...