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Former State Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar, who is slated to instrumentality complaint arsenic the TDB president, connected Saturday said that his “immediate concern” would beryllium the creaseless behaviour of the two-month agelong Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage play which volition statesman connected November 17. The erstwhile IAS serviceman said that helium was informed astir him being selected for the station of Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president by Devaswom Minister V. N. Vasavan connected Friday astatine Thrissur. “An bid volition astir apt beryllium issued by Monday arsenic contiguous is simply a holiday,” helium told reporters present successful the morning. When reporters asked him whether taking complaint of the station would beryllium similar putting connected a “crown of thorns” owed to its past holders being embroiled successful assorted controversies, including the Sabarimala golden nonaccomplishment issue, Mr. Jayakumar replied successful the negative. “Not each crowns person thorns. It depends connected however you deterioration it,” helium said. Mr. Jayakumar said that the accidental was “unexpected”, arsenic determination was nary request to see him for the post, but it has travel astatine an “odd timing”. Explaining his statement, helium said the timing was “odd” arsenic it was adjacent to the commencement of the two-month-long yearly pilgrimage season. He said that the outgoing Board would person made preparations for the upcoming pilgrimage play and helium has to guarantee that the aforesaid are implemented to guarantee the pilgrimage is creaseless for the devotees. “That is what needs to beryllium prioritised. We request to make the circumstances for the devotees to person a creaseless darshan and instrumentality happily with a bully experience,” Mr. Jayakumar said. While helium declined to remark astir the Sabarimala golden controversy, helium said that portion helium is successful charge, helium volition spot what steps tin beryllium taken to guarantee specified things bash not hap successful future. “That tin beryllium done gradually,” helium said. He besides said that portion Sabarimala was an important responsibility, the Board has to oversee respective different temples which are nether its jurisdiction. Mr. Jayakumar further said that aft taking charge, helium volition fortify immoderate weaknesses successful the absorption by the Board and volition besides effort to enactment successful spot “an efficient, nonrecreational and accountable system” for carrying retired the pilgrimage play successful specified a mode that volition payment the devotees. Mr. Jayakumar, portion successful authorities service, held the work arsenic Devaswom Special Commissioner astatine Sabarimala for a year. After retiring arsenic Chief Secretary of the State, helium served arsenic the founding Vice-Chancellor of the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University.
Published - November 08, 2025 07:48 p.m. IST
