Bharat’s story telling through centuries never had gatekeepers. But if there are people who believe in this kind of bunkum, I suggest we go for the kill. Unearth every story where the custodians of temples fought to uphold their dharma. Srirangam in TN is home to Ranganatha Swamy. The temple chronicles mention “massacre of the 12,000”. When Ulugh Khan of the Delhi sultanate attacked Srirangam in 1323 CE, around 12,000 Sri Vaishnavites including priests, scholars and devotees laid down their lives to protect the temple. The utsava murthy of Ranganatha Swamy was taken from one location to the other in secret and protected from multiple sieges until it found a safe home in Tirupati. The idol was finally brought back home by the Vijayanagar empire Manipulation of our history is done with malice to portray our people as as passive onlookers while invaders possessed heroic powers. We are home to a martial tradition that protects than kills for religious conquest. To this day, we are custodians of those stories and will act like our ancestors when called upon to do so. Just that we shall be smarter & violent than ever before