: Art should have no religion: Kerala minister urges temple to allow ‘non-Hindu’ dancer perform #IndiaNEWS Kerala’s Devaswom minister K Radhakrishnan on Friday asked Koodalmanikayam Temple authorities

Art should have no religion: Kerala minister urges temple to allow ‘non-Hindu’ dancer perform #IndiaNEWS
Kerala’s Devaswom minister K Radhakrishnan on Friday asked Koodalmanikayam Temple authorities to find a way to allow acclaimed Bharatanatyam exponent Mansiya VP perform at a 10-day festival in their premises, India Today reported. The development came after three dancers withdrew from the event as Mansiya was barred from performing because she is not a Hindu artist.Around 800 artists are slated to perform at the festival, which will be held from April 15 to 25. They have all only been allowed if they identify as Hindu.Born a Muslim, Mansiya identifies as an atheist. Citing existing traditions, the temple, which is under the government’s Devaswom Board, barred her from performing at the festival on April 21 despite planning the event well ahead of time, Mansiya had written in a Facebook post.On Friday, Radhakrishnan urged temple authorities to consult with the thantris or vedic heads to resolve the matter. “The general feeling is that Mansiya should be allowed to perform on the temple stage,??? he added, according to Onmanorama. “Even Hindu organisations and BJP leaders have rallied behind her. It is the opposition of the ‘thantrip?&H??H[WH]?[H]????H?X?????H???[??X[??^XHH?Y?K???HZ[????[YH???[X[?Z?X[H[HYZ[???][??&?X??[????]H[??????H?X?]?H???[Y?[?????XY[?H

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