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Karnataka MLA Rai donates 200g gold to two temples
Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai has donated 100g of gold each to two temples in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district. The gold will go towards making a golden armour (swarna kavacha) for the…
The Story in Brief
Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai has donated 100g of gold each to two temples in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district. The gold will go towards making a golden armour (swarna kavacha) for the Sri Mahalingeshwara temple in Puttur and the Sri Mahishamardini Devi temple at Matanthabettu. Rai said he doubled his earlier pledge of 50g per temple. The temple treasury has about 6kg of gold but needs 5kg more to complete the armour. Rai said he hopes to collect the remaining gold from devotees within six months.
The Indian Opinion
The news portrays MLA Rai's gold donation as pure devotion, but it also raises the question of private wealth in public office. Rai rightly doubled his pledge from 50g to 100g per temple, meeting a long-standing devotee wish. Yet the temple still needs 5kg more gold, and the MLA says he will 'strive to collect' it. This blurs the line between personal piety and the power of a politician's position to raise money from others. Will Rai disclose the donors who help meet the 5kg target?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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