Tamil Nadu Minister Accuses Official of "Spying" on Hindu Religious Department
A minister in Tamil Nadu made a big claim.
His name is Ramesh. He is a government minister.
Ramesh said a man named Sekar Babu is watching the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department. People call this department HR&CE.
Ramesh called Sekar Babu a spy. A spy is someone who watches people secretly.
Ramesh said Sekar Babu gave news before the minister did. Ramesh asked why Sekar Babu is watching the department.
Ramesh looked worried about this problem.
The HR&CE department takes care of Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu.
This story is about a fight between two officials.
We do not know why Sekar Babu did this yet.
More news may come soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- minister
- an important person who works for the government
- Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department
- a government group that takes care of Hindu temples
- HR&CE
- short name for the temple department
- spy
- someone who watches people secretly
- allegation
- a claim that someone did something wrong
- official
- a person who works for the government
- department
- one part of the government that does one job
- claim
- to say something is true
- accuse
- to say someone did something bad
- secretly
- in a hidden way
- temple
- a place where people pray
- worried
- feeling scared or unhappy about a problem
- government
- the group of people who run a country or state
- news
- information about new things happening
- watch
- to look at something carefully
Quiz
Answer key
1. Minister Ramesh 2. A spy 3. Hindu temples
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A minister in Tamil Nadu made a big _____.
His name is _____. He is a government minister.
Ramesh said a man named Sekar Babu is _____ the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department.
People call this department _____.
Ramesh called Sekar Babu a _____.
A spy is someone who watches people _____.
Ramesh said Sekar Babu gave _____ before the minister did.
Ramesh asked why Sekar Babu is watching the _____.
The HR&CE department takes care of Hindu _____ in Tamil Nadu.
This story is about a fight between two _____.