Upset with his son and daughters who had converted to Christianity, a senior citizen has bequeathed his Rs 2-crore worth house to a temple. Velayudham, 85, resident of Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu, feared that his children would not perform his last rites as per Hindu traditions, as they had become rabidly communal. Despite his entreaties, his children refuse to revert to their parent religion.
Velayudham used to work as a Health Inspector for the TN government and built a house which is now worth Rs.2 crore with his earnings. He has two daughters and a son. All of them are married to Christians and converted to Christianity as well.
Talking to local daily Dinamalar, Velayudham said, “As a follower of Hindu Dharma I wanted my children to perform my final rites. Both of my daughters have married Christian men and are in government jobs. My son works in a private firm and he also married a Christian woman. All three of them have converted to Christianity. So they are not going to perform my final rites as per Hindu traditions”.
“I own a house in a 2,680 sq.ft property which is worth around Rs 2 crore now. I don’t want to give the house to those who have changed their religion. So I have donated it to Kumarakkottam Murugan temple which is my family deity. Those who have converted to Christianity will not perform any rites even when I die. So I don’t want to give my property to them. My second son and daughters are residing in a part of the house. They can live here as long as myself and my wife live. But the moment we die the temple will take over the house”.
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