Joint press conference held by Trustees of Shri Maulidevi Mandir, Poraskade, Pedane, pro-Hindu organizations and ‘Goa Suraksha Manch’
Pedane : Trustees of Shri Maulidevi Mandir, ‘Goa Suraksha Manch’, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), Sanatan Sanstha; besides ‘Gomantak Mandir and Dharmik Sanstha Mahasangh’ held a joint press conference and warned of starting State-wide agitations if attempts were made to demolish Shri Maulidevi Mandir of Poraskade, Pedane for widening of National Highway 17. Shri. Jitendra Gaokar, advocate of Shri Maulidevi Mandir, Professor Subhash Velingkar, State Coordinator of ‘Goa Suraksha Manch’, Shri. Chandrakant (Bhai) Pundit, President of ‘Gomantak Mandir and Dharmik Mahasangh’, Shri. Jayesh Thali and Shri. Govind Chodankar, North-Goa coordinator of HJS, Kum. Sangita Naik of Sanatan Sanstha etc attended the press conference.
Shri. Jitendra Gaokar, advocate of Shri Maulidevi Mandir said during the press conference, “We were assured of safety of Shri Maulidevi Mandir while widening of national highway 17 was to be undertaken but this promise didn’t seem to have been kept later. Local residents were kept in dark and few local anti-Hindus and MLA hatched a plot to demolish this temple. Shri Maulidevi Mandir is our seat of worship. Local residents of Poraskade strongly oppose such ploy of demolition of Shri Maulidevi Mandir. Local residents may lose their patience if attempts were made to demolish Shri Maulidevi Mandir. We shall not allow demolition of any of the parts of Shri Maulidevi Mandir.”
Prof. Subhash Velingkar said, “People following various ideologies have come together in this press conference on the issue of protection of temple. Shri Maulidevi Mandir is an ancient temple and it is of importance even from archaeological point. State-wide agitations will be staged for protection of Shri Maulidevi Mandir.”
Shri. Jayesh Thali said that our ancestors protected this temple even during Portuguese regime. It is our duty to carry on this legacy.
Shri. Chandrakant (bhai) Pundit, President of ‘Gomantak Mandir and Dharmik Sanstha Mahasangh’, Shri. Govind Chodankar, North Goa-Coordinator of HJS and Kum. Sangita Naik of Sanatan Sanstha said during the press conference that the movement for protection of Shri Maulidevi Mandir would have their full support.
Apt reply given by Mandir-Trustee to Jawahar Barwe, member of ANiS and reporter !
Sanatan Sanstha’s support right from the beginning for Shri Maulidevi Mandir !
Press conference was attended by Goa-365 news channel’s reporter and member of Andha-shraddha Nirmulan Samiti (ANiS), Jawahar Barwe. He asked the organizers of the press conference during conclusion of the press conference that ‘Sanatan Sanstha is a controversial organization; so how did you take their support?’ (Jawahar Barwe has superstition about controversial nature of Sanatan Sanstha ! This is called Sanatan-hatred ! People feel safe with Sanatan Sanstha while persons, who are wearing glasses of Sanatan-hatred, feel Sanatan Sanstha is controversial ! – Editor, Dainik Sanatan Prabhat) Advocate Jitendra Gaokar of Shri Maulidevi Mandir said, “We are going to take one and all in this drive, whoever come forward for protection of Shri Maulidevi Mandir. Sanatan Sanstha has extended support right from the beginning for Shri Maulidevi Mandir.”
