Where Unauthorised Gods Dwell

Tamil Nadu is the blessed land of unauthorised religious structures on public land. According to a list submitted by all Indian states to the Supreme Court, this state had the maximum number. A bench headed by Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma had asked state chief secretaries to submit details of illegal religious structures in parks and on streets. Tamil Nadu had 77,453 structures. It was followed closely by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Sikkim, Mizoram and Nagaland, though, reported none.

Tamil Nadu is the blessed land of unauthorised religious structures on public land. According to a list submitted by all Indian states to the Supreme Court, this state had the maximum number. A bench headed by Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma had asked state chief secretaries to submit details of illegal religious structures in parks and on streets. Tamil Nadu had 77,453 structures. It was followed closely by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Sikkim, Mizoram and Nagaland, though, reported none.

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