Troubled by his daughters' taunts, a retired soldier donated property worth four crores to a temple; the priest said - this does not happen...

In Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, 65-year-old retired army man S Vijayan donated his property worth Rs 4 crore to the Arulmighu Renugambal Amman temple. He took this step because he was angry with his daughters because they used to taunt him for his daily needs and quarreled over the property. Vijayan put the property papers in the donation box of the temple. Temple officials say that the donation has to be registered legally, for which Vijayan is ready. His family is now looking for a legal way to get the property back, but Vijayan is firm on his decision.

In Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, a 65-year-old retired soldier S Vijayan, upset with his daughters, donated his property worth Rs 4 crore to the temple. He says that the daughters taunted him even for his daily needs and quarreled over the property. But now the family is looking for a legal way to get this property back.

S Vijayan went to Arulmighu Renugambal Amman temple a few days ago and donated the papers of his property. These include one property worth Rs 3 crore and another worth Rs 1 crore. The temple officials came to know about this when they checked the donation box of the temple.

Property papers found in temple donation box

The donation box of the temple is opened every two months, in which the money donated by the devotees is counted. This time when the donation box was opened, original property papers were found among the coins and notes. These included documents of 10 cents of land and a single-storey house near the temple. Along with this, a handwritten note was also found.

"This is the first time something like this has happened here," M Silambarasan, the temple's executive officer, told The Hindu. He clarified that putting papers in the donation box does not make the property the property of the temple. For this, the donor has to legally register the donation.

Vijayan is also ready to register legally

Vijayan said, "I will get my property legally registered in the name of the temple. I will do this after talking to the temple officials. I will not take back my decision. My children taunt me even for my daily needs."

Vijayan has been a long-time devotee of Renugambal Amman. The temple authorities found out that he has been living alone in separation from his wife for the last decade. His daughters not only did not support him, but have also put pressure on him to grab the property in recent months. Vijayan's decision has shocked his family. Now his family is taking legal help to get this property back. But Vijayan is firm on his decision. He says that he puts his faith and self-respect above everything else.

PC:Jagran