HMK protests against demolition of temple

Coimbatore: The city police blocked a stretch of Sundapalayam Road on Friday after Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) took out a protest against the city corporation for razing Agaali Amman temple on the bund of Narsampathi lake.
HMK members led by leader Arjun Sampath blocked the road for almost an hour. “The civic body, which demolished houses on the bund, had promised to spare the temple. But they razed the century-old temple without informing patrons and devotees,” he said. “We want another home for the Amman Goddess in the same location immediately.”
Vehicles were diverted through Burial Ground Road and Seeranaickenpalayam Road. The protest led to huge police deployment along Sundapalayam Road, Thadagam Road and Burial Ground Road.
Former residents shifted from the place last year said the temple was the only connection to their heritage.