Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA Kadakampally Surendran on Thursday refuted claims of the complaint made by Unnikrishnan Potti, Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple gold theft case prime accused, stating Surendran conspired with a woman to file a complaint before the Special Investigation Team
The Kollam Vigilance Court on Wednesday granted bail to Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President A Padmakumar in the Sabrimala Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) sculptures theft case.
His remarks come amid the mounting controversy over the surrounding the film The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond, which has triggered debate over the alleged misrepresentation of Kerala.
Speaking about the preparations, Vasavan said that three review meetings were convened to assess the arrangements for the festival and that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan personally attended one of the meetings.
Speaking on the bail granted to the Sabarimala Tantri, Rajeev said, "The High Court is supervising the SIT investigation. The Government does not need to express an opinion. The Kollam Court verdict was like a final judgment. The nature of the order was like a Supreme Court verdict. There
Opposition parties in the Kerala Assembly staged a protest against the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government over the Sabarimala gold theft case on Monday.
Kerala Minister of Law P. Rajeev has expressed concern over the Kollam Court's decision to grant bail to the Sabarimala Tantri, describing the nature of the order as "abnormal" and resembling a final judgment. He also said that the High Court (HC) is supervising the Special Investigation
Accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, Rajeevaru walked out of the Poojappura Central Prison on Wednesday after securing bail from the Kollam Vigilance Court.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has intensified its money laundering probe into the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case, Kandararu Rajeevaru, and N. Vasu. Both have been directed to appear for questioning at the ED's Kochi office in the first week of March 2026.
Former Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and ex-Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai has revealed that the decision to close the shrine and conduct purification rituals at Sabarimala in 2018 to prevent women's entry was taken based on his advice.
As the alleged gold theft at the Sabarimala temple continues to rock the state, BJP Kerala State Secretary Shobha Surendran called for the immediate dissolution of the Sabarimala Devaswom Board on Thursday.