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Engineer Suspended After Temple Blackout During VP Visit
1 Nov
Summary
- An engineer was suspended due to a two-minute power outage.
- The incident occurred during the Vice-President's visit to Madurai.
- The engineer faces a chargesheet and must provide an explanation.
A junior electrical engineer at Madurai's Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple has been suspended from service. This decision was made by the board of trustees following a brief power outage during the recent visit of Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Governor R. Arlekar.
The power failure, lasting two minutes, occurred as the Vice-President was interacting with reporters near the temple. This incident, widely broadcast and shared on social media, was deemed professional negligence by temple authorities.
The suspended engineer, S. Janakiraman, has received a formal chargesheet. He has 15 days to provide a written explanation for the electrical failure. Further actions will be taken based on his response.
