Congress MLA CR Mahesh and Muslim League legislator Najeeb Kanthapuram began a dharna at the entrance to the assembly hall, demanding immediate resignation of Devaswom Minister Vasavan and accusing the Chief Minister's Office of pressuring the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the alleged theft of 4.54 kilograms of gold from Sabarimala temple artifacts.
The Enforcement Directorate ( ED) is reportedly considering bringing former Kerala Devaswom minister and senior CPM leader Kadakampally Surendran under the radar of its investigation into the money laundering angle of the Sabarimala temple gold loot
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) inspection report has made a crucial finding that there is a shortage in the amount of gold plating on the Dwarapalaka sculptures, Sreekovil door frames, and other artefacts in Sabarimala.
The court denied Padmakumar bail in the case related to the alleged theft of gold from the dwarapalaka idols at the Sabarimala temple.
He alleged that the SIT investigation is not being conducted properly and that it (SIT) is trying to save the leaders involved in the loot
Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, on Friday, said that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's claim that the Chief Minister's Office did not interfere in the Sabarimala gold loot investigation and did not obstruct the investigation is untrue.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Sabarimala temple gold loot, has found that the scale of the scam could be much bigger and graver than initially reported.
Addressing the media here, Satheesan questioned the basis on which police officials allegedly affiliated with the CPI(M) were appointed to the SIT.
The statement of Kadakampally was recorded on the basis of a statement of former TDB president A Padmakumar. Confirming the interrogation, Kadakampally said he was asked certain questions and he told them what he knew.
Vijayakumar was a member of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which was headed by A Padmakumar in 2019, when the gold loot had taken place in the Sabarimala shrine.
