Varun’s arrest an attempt to tarnish his image: VHP

Endorsing Gandhi’s stand,he alleged the video clippings of the BJP candidate’s speech had been doctored and maintained that he would not have made such provocative remarks.

“Gandhi is an educated person and he would not have indulged in such kind of speeches. I strongly believe he would not have made such provocative speeches at his level,” Vedantam said.

On VHP’s stand on the coming Lok Sabha polls,he said his organisation would not extend support to any political party. Instead,it would ask the people to back a political party which protects the rights of Hindus.

VHP would hold a conference in Tiruchirappalli next month to project various resolutions adopted by “Dhamma Raksha Manch”,a newly floated forum whose objectives include declaration of the country as a spiritual nation,he said.

On Tamil Nadu Government taking over the administration

of Lord Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram from the Dikshithar community,who had been running the temple for centuries,Vedantam alleged the state government had violated the traditions of the temple.

He claimed that Arumugasamy,an ‘oduvar’,who entered the temple armed with an order of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board’s (HR and CE) order a few months ago,permitting him to recite ‘Thevaram’ and ‘Thiruvasagam’ in the temple,was not an ‘oduvar’ at all.