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Unnecessary hype

The priests are not their own masters. They have to follow the agamas that prohibit entry of non-Hindus. The media are blowing the incident out of proportion.

T.V. Narayana,
Nellore

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No one will disagree with the condemnation of food wastage. But one should not make a mountain of the incident. How many of us are not party to waste of food in functions, five star hotels, and in day-to-day life? Tonnes of foodgrains rot in government warehouses.

Uma Krishnan,
Chennai

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