Vijay Goel got himself into a little spot with his tweets wishing Odias a happy statehood day

Phones and cameras are strictly prohibited inside the temple, considered one of the holiest in the state. The Minister’s tweet did not go unnoticed.

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In another tweet on Monday, Goel regretted his tweet, “Yesterday on the occasion of #UtkalaDibasa, I had by mistake tweeted pictures of the Lingaraja Temple from my trip last year.
Union Minister Vijay Goel got himself into a little spot with his enthusiastic tweets wishing Odias a happy statehood day. On Sunday, 1 April, the Minister had tweeted happy Utkal Divas to all Odias, like his Prime Minister and party colleagues. Goel had attached with the wishes, pictures of an earlier visit to the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneshwar, which included pictures of the Minister carrying out rituals in the sanctum sanctorium of the 11th century temple.

Phones and cameras are strictly prohibited inside the temple, considered one of the holiest in the state. The Minister’s tweet did not go unnoticed. The Lingaraj Temple Administration told the regional television channel Odisha TV (OTV), it would investigate how these pictures were allowed to be taken. In the meanwhile it wanted for the tweet to be deleted from Twitter.

In another tweet on Monday, Goel regretted his tweet, “Yesterday on the occasion of #UtkalaDibasa, I had by mistake tweeted pictures of the Lingaraja Temple from my trip last year. I did not wish to hurt anyone's sentiments and therefore, I am withdrawing the tweet/images.”

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