(Without looking up) "The rules are the rules. The Dharma whispers; it does not shout. If you want business, go to the market. Here, you bend or you leave."
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department of Tamil Nadu has taken cognizance of the viral video. While no official case has been registered against Devanathan (as no explicit law forbids a priest from being blunt), a show-cause notice has been issued. kanchipuram priest devanathan mms scandal
The now-viral clip, believed to be several months old but recirculated in the last two weeks, shows Priest Devanathan in what appears to be a restricted area of the temple. Depending on the interpretation of the viewer, the video captures one of two things: (Without looking up) "The rules are the rules