HC deserves credit for probe by SIT into Sabarimala gold theft, says Chennithala

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Senior Congress person Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday said the High Court deserved recognition for the apprehension of 2 erstwhile Travancore Devaswom Board presidents successful the Sabarimala golden misappropriation case. 

He said that without the High Court’s supervision, the lawsuit would person ended with the apprehension of conscionable 3 oregon 4 lower-level officials. It was lone owed to the court’s involution that an impartial probe was taking place. 

Mr. Chennithala, a imperishable invitee to the Congress Working Committee, urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to interruption his silence, which helium described arsenic mysterious, particularly since 2 important CPI(M) leaders had been arrested and remanded successful judicial custody successful the case. 

“It’s the crook of the Ministers now. Media reports suggest that former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran volition soon beryllium successful the dock. But that is not enough. The present Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan should besides beryllium questioned to uncover the whole truth,” helium said. 

Accusing the CPI(M)-led authorities of trying to destruct Sabarimala, Mr. Chennithala said they had earlier attempted to bash truthful by pushing for the introduction of women of each ages into the temple. Now, they were doing it by misappropriating gold belonging to the temple.

He further alleged that nary capable preparations had been made up of the Mandalam-Makaravilakku season, resulting successful unending queues and immense hardship for devotees. 

Published - November 22, 2025 11:24 p.m. IST

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