'Into God's account': Tamil Nadu minister on temple refusing to return devotee's iPhone
Hindustan TimesThe Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has declined a request by a devotee to return his Apple iPhone that had accidentally fallen into the hundial of the Sri Kandaswamy temple. Apple iPhone 16 After accidentally throwing the phone while offering a donation, the devotee, identified as Dinesh, approached the officials of the Sri Kandaswamy temple and demanded the phone back. HR & CE Minister P K Sekar Babu on Saturday reacted to the controversy, saying anything that is deposited in the offering box goes into God's account. According to a senior HR & CE official a devotee S Sangeetha from Alappuzha in Kerala unwittingly dropped her 1.75 sovereign gold chain into the hundial of the renowned Sri Dhandayuthapani Swamy temple in Palani in May 2023.