| by A Special Corespondent
( May 23, 20-12, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Muththu Maaari Amman temple run by the controversial Emdon Seevaratnam has been officially sealed off by the fiscal officers of the County Court for nonpayment of dues of over £125,000 to the landlord.
The bailiffs and police officers said to be numbering about twenty five persons arrived at the Tooting based Amman Temple on 22 May 2012 and sealed off the premises under a Court Order. Thesam.net website reported that the operation took place at early in the morning at 3.30am.
According to Thesam.Net, the Court ordering the end of the tenancy on 9 February 2011 gave consideration for the relocation of the temple within a short period. But sources said Emdon Seevaratnam failed to pay the rent to create public uproar if closure took place and with the view to accumulate funds to purchase his new ventures of building another temple in Wembley in North London and the relocation of the Amman temple in South London.
The Thesam.Net further reported that:
‘The Tootong Amman temple run under the Sivayogam Trust is involved in all kinds of controversies for many years. The Charity’s founder and its former head N Seevaratnam’s conduct did not fail to create controversies. His role as the one time head of the LTTE fund raising and other issues led to his removal as head of the Charity.
‘At present his son Nirmalan Seevaratnam is a representative of the Trans-national government of Tamil Eelam. It is well known that Seevaratnam’s family attempted to take-over the Eelapatheeswarar Aalayam with the help of the LTTE. On 16 November 2011 the Amman temple Chariot was set on fire. There are contradicting stories that the chariot was burnt down by trouble makers and that it was done to make an insurance claim.
According to information, those who are associated with the Sivayogam charity are engaged in a campaign of collecting funds for the purchase of a new premises for the Amman temple.
75 years old Emdon Seevaratnam throughout out his stay in the UK almost had lived on the Charity’s funds and is accused of buying properties in personal names in Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu in using his family members names.
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