Pandalam family member criticises Kerala for stance in Sabarimala entry dispute

A elder typical of the erstwhile royal household of Pandalam, which is traditionally and by fable the foster household of Lord Ayyappa, the Sabarimala deity, criticised the State of Kerala successful the Supreme Court connected Thursday (April 23, 2026) for not taking a steadfast basal against petitions filed by non-believers questioning the age-old rituals and beliefs of the temple.

Appearing earlier a nine-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, elder advocator K. Radhakrishnan, appearing for the royal household representative, recalled that the State had not budged years agone successful the look of a request to initiate an enquiry into the Makaravilakku.