VHP aims to reach 2.5 million families directly with Hindu Sankharavam

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is launching a campaign to raise awareness about the Hindu Sankharavam programme, which aims to reform the temple system. As part of this initiative, the VHP plans to directly engage with 2.5 million families across the state.

Central Joint General Secretary K. Koteswar Sharma provided details about the campaign. VHP workers will visit all gram panchayats and villages within the state to promote the Hindu Sankharavam program and collect one crore signatures online in support of the initiative.

Leading up to the Hindu Sankharavam event, scheduled for January 5 in Vijayawada, the VHP will organize gatherings in every mandal across the state, along with mass aarti programs in every temple. This effort is set to be the largest public awareness campaign in the state.

Additionally, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has initiated a nationwide movement advocating for autonomy for Hindu temples. On September 30, a memorandum was submitted to the governors of all states, calling for necessary amendments at both the central and state government levels.

The first program to articulate the aspirations of the Hindu community will take place in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on January 5, 2025. Prominent religious leaders, saints, and national leaders from the VHP will participate in this programme to offer guidance. It is crucial for the government to recognize the necessity of granting autonomy to Hindu temples.

Koteswar Sharma emphasized that the participation of Hindus in the Hindu Sankharavam program is vital for this cause. The VHP advocates for the complete reform of the temple system, insisting that temple wealth should be used solely for the welfare of Hindus and that temples should be freed from government control.

They propose granting temples full autonomy and establishing a better system with the Hindu community in charge. For this purpose, Dharmacharyas, retired judges, senior lawyers of the Supreme Court, and VHP elders have been studying and preparing a draft for several decades.

The VHP demands that the government review this draft and amend the law to provide autonomy to Hindu temples. Key figures involved in this initiative include VHP Central Joint General Secretary K. Koteswar Sharma and VHP State Secretary and Hindava Shankharavam Convener Tanikella Satyapani Kumar, among others.