Hindu outfit against making Vinayaka idols with chemicals

Hindu outfit against making Vinayaka idols with chemicals Updated – August 20, 2026 09: 07 pm IST – Virudhunagar.

Key points

• Sukhaputra to prevent the manufacture and sale of Lord Vinayaka idols using Plaster of Paris and chemical paints that would pollute water bodies.
• In a petition, Murugesan, a functionary, remarked the district administration should only encourage idols produced of papier mache and clay.
• The water bodies would be greatly affected when idols created of such materials were immersed in them.

What happened

Hindu Munnani has appealed to Collector N. O. Sukhaputra to prevent the manufacture and sale of Lord Vinayaka idols using Plaster of Paris and chemical paints that would pollute water bodies.

In a petition, Murugesan, a functionary, remarked the district administration should only encourage idols produced of papier mache and clay. In recent times, some individuals were making idols of Plaster of Paris and toxic chemical paints for commercial gain. Such unlawful manufacture and sale of idols created of materials that damage ecology was happening in Virudhunagar district.

For context, the water bodies would be greatly affected when idols created of such materials were immersed in them. It would additionally pollute ground water. Such idols were additionally being produced at a particular place in Sivakasi, he noted and sought action against it.

The bottom line

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