
26/06/2025
Retired Army veteran S. Vijayan (65), feeling humiliated by his daughters' constant demands, even for daily expenses, took an extraordinary step: he dropped ₹4 crore worth of property documents into the hundi of Renugambal Amman temple in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.
The documents, original deeds for land and a house, were discovered during routine hundi inspections.
Vijayan, who has lived alone after family estrangement, declared he would formally register the assets to the temple as an act of protest and devotion.
His elder daughter has now petitioned the court for the return of the deeds, arguing the properties were acquired jointly and questions Vijayan’s mental state at the time of donation.
Meanwhile, temple officials note the documents cannot be claimed until legally registered, leaving the matter in the hands of the HR&CE department.
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