As Jaggi Vasudev and Tamil Nadu minister spar over state control of temples, what’s really at stake? Are temples run by hereditary trustees from the community better managed than those with government-appointed trustees? Jaggi Vasudev. | Sadhguru via Facebook On Monday, an interview with Tamil Nadu’s new finance minister PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan in The Hindu caused a stir. A long-time critic of Jaggi Vasudev, Thiagarajan described the yogi and author as a “commercial operator” who uses religion and spirituality to make money. In particular, he hit out at the campaign by Vasudev’s Isha Foundation demanding that the Tamil Nadu government release Hindu temples in the state from its control.