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Various Hindu organisations, led by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi, connected Monday organised a objection successful beforehand of the Secretariat, demanding that the probe into the alleged theft of golden linked to the Sabarimala temple beryllium handed implicit to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The protesters besides demanded that the State authorities relinquished power implicit the Devaswom administration.
Inaugurating the protest, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) planetary president Alok Kumar alleged that the Devaswom Board, its presidents, the Devaswom Minister and the State authorities were each complicit successful the transgression and had aided the plundering of temple wealth.
He added that the established temple norms mandated by spiritual traditions, including rituals associated with the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, were ignored portion removing artefacts from the temple.
Arguing that the lawsuit had inter-State ramifications, Mr. Kumar alleged that the suspected wrongdoers had links to smuggling syndicates extracurricular the State. Such facts would not beryllium exposed done the ongoing Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe, helium said.
He demanded the State authorities instantly denote a CBI enquiry if it had genuine intent to uncover the truth. Sabarimala, helium added, is not conscionable a temple belonging to Kerala, but a nationalist spiritual practice of India.
The VHP person besides criticised Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for allegedly attempting to disregard the racket arsenic a “minor” one. He besides questioned the continued State power implicit Hindu temples, portion highlighting that temples had been taken implicit by the authorities successful 1811 connected the committedness of amended administration.
Hindu Aikya Vedi (HAV) State patron K.P. Sasikala presided implicit the protestation meeting. VHP cardinal associated caput K. Sthanumalayan, HAV State president R.V. Babu and Sabarimala Karma Samithi wide convener S.J.R. Kumar besides addressed the protesters.
