女演员、BJP 成员 Namitha 声称，在被允许进入之前，她在马杜赖寺庙被询问了她的信仰和种姓。 Actress, BJP member Namitha claims she was questioned about her faith and caste at a Madurai temple before being allowed entry.
BJP州执行成员Acesss Namitha声称,在访问马杜赖的Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar寺庙时,她被要求提供印度教信仰和种姓证明。 Actress Namitha, a BJP state executive member, claimed she was asked to provide proof of her Hindu faith and caste during a visit to the Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar temple in Madurai. Namitha声称,寺庙官员阻止她拥有darshan,并要求出示证书,然后才允许她进入。 Namitha alleges that the temple officials stopped her from having darshan and demanded the certificates before they would allow her in. 然而,寺庙的一名高级官员否认了这些指控,并说他们只阻止了戴面罩的Namitha及其丈夫,询问他们是否印度教徒,并教育他们了解寺庙的传统。 However, a senior official at the temple denied the allegations and stated that they only stopped Namitha and her husband, who were wearing masks, to enquire if they were Hindus and educate them about the traditions followed at the temple. 这位官员还提到,在澄清了这对夫妇的信仰之后,他们被Kumkum涂抹,并被允许进入Meenakshi女神的Darshan。 The official also mentioned that after clarifying the couple's faith, they were anointed with kumkum and allowed inside for a darshan of Goddess Meenakshi.