A round Rs 90,000 crore worth treasure has been found in the secret cellars of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Trivandrum. The treasure from the cellars of the famous temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu has triggered a debate -- should the wealth be used for public purpose or should it be kept a secret?.



R Vaidyanathan, a professor of finance at Indian Institute of Management-Bengaluru, believes that the time is just not right to reveal details of the temple's treasures.



Professor Vaidyanathan talks to rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa

What do you suggest we should do with all this wealth? Let it lie idle?



It has been lying idle all these years. Why should we take it out now? We are not getting any Godly benefit by taking it out of the coffers at the moment.



When one talks about temple wealth, which has been accumulated from the days of our maharajas, this present generation cannot assume that it belongs only to us.



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