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Ban on sacrificing animals in temples lifted

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, FEB. 20. The Tamil Nadu Government has lifted the ban on sacrificing animals and birds in temple precincts.

The Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds Sacrifice Prohibition Act, 1950, has been scrapped through an ordinance promulgated by the Governor, P.S. Ramamohan Rao, today.

An official press release here said that the Governor had "on the advice of the Chief Minister" issued the ordinance "respecting the religious beliefs" of rural people who sacrifice animals and birds to propitiate their family deities.

While the practice of offering animals and birds for religious purposes continued through the ages, the Congress government in 1950 brought in a law prohibiting it.

People living in the villages, who were upset with the enforcement of the law, petitioned the Chief Minister for a permanent solution.

In deference to their religious belief and in order to remove their fears of attracting a `divine retribution' for not following the centuries-old custom, the Chief Minister advised the Governor to promulgate the Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds Sacrifices Prohibition (Repeal) Ordinance, completely scrapping the ban on sacrificing birds and animals in the temples under the jurisdiction of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department.

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