Source: www.centralchronicle.com
GANGOTRI, INDIA, November 3, 2010: Gangotri temple priests have agreed to bring in young and talented dalits into the temple precincts for training as new priests. Gangotri Mandir’s chief priest and management president, Pt. Sanjiv Semwal with his team of office bearers, have agreed to the change.
Terming the move as historic,Rajya Sabha M.P. Tarun Vijay, who took the initiative, said meetings on the issue were held inside the temple over the weekend. He said the Pandas and President of the Mandir committe were told that the move would go a long way in forging unity among various caste ridden sections of the Hindu society, often embroiled in violent protests in Haryana and UP over intercaste mariages.