(ANI Twitter)A major fire broke out inside the premises of famous Meenakshi temple in Madurai in which at least 40 shops were gutted, the police said. Temple authorities ruled out any sabotage and said electrical short circuit in one of the shops selling pooja articles caused the fire late Friday night. Temple authorities ruled out any sabotage and said electrical short circuit in one of the shops selling pooja articles caused the fire late Friday night. Temple authorities ruled out any sabotage and said electrical short circuit in one of the shops selling pooja articles caused the fire late Friday night. Various organisations including Hindu Baktha Jana Sabha, VHP and Hindu Munnani had been demanding to vacate the shops from the temple premises and keep the premises clean.

Source: Indian Express February 03, 2018 05:15 UTC