Ilayaraja prevented entry into sanctum sanctorum of Srivilliputhur temple

Legendary music composer and Rajya Sabha member Ilayaraja was prevented from entering the ‘Artha Mandap’, the hall before the Garbagriha, of the famed Sri Andal temple at Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar district, provoking an online storm over caste discrimination in religious spaces.