Shailbala Martin and Anilanand Maharaj.
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Shailbala Martin is Additional Secretary in Madhya Pradesh General Administration Department. Mahamandaleshwar Anilanand had given a statement on his remarks in Guna. Shailbala had commented about the loudspeakers installed in temples.
State Bureau, Naiduniya, Bhopal. The controversy arising out of Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Shailbala Martin’s statement raising questions on loudspeakers in temples is not stopping. Responding to a statement posted by Martin on his official
Shailbala did not like his reaction and she retaliated by saying – ‘You cannot expel me Mahamandaleshwar ji.’ Shailbala, Additional Secretary in Madhya Pradesh General Administration Department, made this counterattack by posting on X handle on Saturday.
Mahamandaleshwar had said this
Let us tell you that Mahamandaleshwar Anilanand had said while talking to the media in Guna on Friday – ‘Leaving aside the matter of tableaux, loudspeakers are played in temples and mosques for a limited time. If Shailbala Martin has any problem with this then she should leave the country.
In protest against this, Shailbala has also written – ‘Our Constitution has given me as much rights on this country as any other citizen. Our rights cannot be diminished by someone’s words or threats. Despite the Constitution, this country does not belong to any one community. It belongs to all of us. The blood and sweat of my ancestors have been mixed in building this country, my ancestors have also fought for this country wearing the uniform of the Indian Army…my ancestors are buried in the soil of this country. I also have the right to two yards of land to be buried in the sacred soil of this country. No mother’s son can snatch this right from me.
hence the controversy arose
Let us tell you that a few days ago someone had posted on On this, Martin had written – “And the loudspeakers installed on temples, which spread noise pollution through speakers in many streets, which play till midnight, do not cause any disturbance to anyone.?” This statement of Martin remains a matter of controversy. Congress has supported his statement.