India, Jan. 24 -- Sir,

Now that the most magnificent and biggest among all the Sri Rama Temples in the world has been consecrated and thrown open to devotees, it is time Hindus in this country ensured that no temporal authority, the government, controlled and managed (as in some cases) the Hindu temples as it is happening now.

At present, a large number of Hindu temples are under State control. This is in clear violation of Article-14 of our 'Secular' Constitution which grants equality and protection under the laws for all religions. If so why discriminate against Hindu temples alone?

When this is the Constitutional position, it is seen that several States are not only controlling Hindu temples but also fully using the funds generated ...