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Feb 25, 2010
Hindu temple under probe
It is being investigated for issues of governance and administration
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The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports was first alerted to management issues at the Sri Siva Krishna Temple by the Hindu Endowments Board last July, after the HEB was invited by the temple in 2008 to help conduct its consecration ceremony. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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THE Commissioner of Charities has launched an inquiry into the Sri Siva Krishna Temple in Marsiling to probe issues surrounding the temple's 'governance and administration'.
This is the first Hindu temple and the ninth case to be investigated by the commissioner's office.
A management committee of 16 runs the temple, led by the president, Mr Arumugam Sivalingam. They are elected from a group of 50 registered members of the temple, which is attended by about 1,000 devotees weekly.
The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) was first alerted to management issues at the temple by the Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) last July, according to a statement from the commissioner's office.
The HEB told MCYS that it had been invited by the temple in early 2008 to help conduct its consecration ceremony, after a $1 million renovation.
At the same time, the temple also asked for the board's help to manage its finances, as it had difficulty raising funds.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
Hindu temple under probe
It is being investigated for issues of governance and administration
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THE Commissioner of Charities has launched an inquiry into the Sri Siva Krishna Temple in Marsiling to probe issues surrounding the temple's 'governance and administration'.
This is the first Hindu temple and the ninth case to be investigated by the commissioner's office.
A management committee of 16 runs the temple, led by the president, Mr Arumugam Sivalingam. They are elected from a group of 50 registered members of the temple, which is attended by about 1,000 devotees weekly.
The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) was first alerted to management issues at the temple by the Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) last July, according to a statement from the commissioner's office.
The HEB told MCYS that it had been invited by the temple in early 2008 to help conduct its consecration ceremony, after a $1 million renovation.
At the same time, the temple also asked for the board's help to manage its finances, as it had difficulty raising funds.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
