HR&CE Minister C. Ramesh inspects Srirangam Ranganathar temple's annadanam and ticket counters

PRESS RELEASE Inspection by Hon'ble Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Thiru C. Ramesh at the Arulmigu Ranganathar Swamy Temple, Srirangam -------------------------------- Hon'ble Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Thiru C. Ramesh today (23.05.2026) personally inspected the administration and the annadhanam (free meal) scheme activities at the Arulmigu Ranganathar Swamy Temple, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli District, in the presence of HR&CE Commissioner Thiru P.N. Sridhar, IAS. The Arulmigu Ranganathar Swamy Temple, Srirangam, in Tiruchirappalli District is one of the renowned Vaishnavite temples. Devotees from not only Tamil Nadu but also other states and foreign countries visit this temple in large numbers for darshan. The temple runs a scheme providing annadhanam to devotees throughout the day. Hon'ble Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Thiru C. Ramesh visited the temple today and enquired from temple officials and staff about the fee tickets issued under the Integrated Temple Management Scheme and the token system used for distributing food to devotees under the annadhanam scheme. He then personally inspected the annadhanam kitchen, dining hall, food storage room, and stock details. He also enquired with staff about food preparation methods, sat and had a meal with the devotees, and asked devotees about the quality of the annadhanam. Later, at a consultation meeting held at the temple office, the Hon'ble Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments stated that since tens of thousands of devotees visit the world-famous Arulmigu Ranganathar Swamy Temple, Srirangam, every day, necessary steps must be taken to ensure they can have darshan quickly without any difficulty, and that basic facilities such as drinking water and toilets, as well as security arrangements, must be continuously monitored and provided. He directed that all our activities must be geared towards ensuring devotees are fully satisfied at every stage, and that officials, engineers and temple staff must work together in a coordinated manner to this end. The inspection was attended by HR&CE Commissioner Thiru P.N. Sridhar, IAS, Manapparai MLA Thiru Ra. Kathiravan, Zonal Joint Commissioner Thiru Su. Gnanasekaran, Arulmigu Ranganathar Swamy Temple Joint Commissioner/Executive Officer Thiru Se. Sivaramkumar, Samayapuram Arulmigu Mariamman Temple Joint Commissioner/Executive Officer Thiru Suryanarayanan, Perambalur Joint Commissioner Thiru Karthik, Chief Engineer (in-charge) Thiru M. Palani, Malaikottai Temple Assistant Commissioner Thiru Arulselvan, Thiruvanaikaval Temple Assistant Commissioner Tmt. Ki. Uma, Zonal Executive Engineer Tmt. Muthu Sejam, Zonal Executive Engineer (Electrical) Thiru Vasitharan, and other officials. Issued by: Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Chennai-9