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Indicating a deficiency of assurance successful the probe by the peculiar probe squad (SIT) successful the golden theft lawsuit linked to the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, erstwhile Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K. Surendran has demanded an probe by a Central bureau “to nab the existent culprits. “
Speaking astatine a property league successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Friday (January 2, 2026), Mr. Surendran besides alleged that leaders of some the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) are progressive successful the theft.
“In the archetypal stages of the investigation, determination was an content that the SIT was connected the close track. However, arsenic they made progress, with the realisation that galore large names are progressive successful the theft, the interventions from the apical became stronger. After the SIT questioned erstwhile Dewaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran, the authorities is present attempting to scuttle the probe arsenic they present realise that the fingers could constituent to the top,” helium said.
Mr. Surendran besides alleged that changes were made to the SIT to see “two CPI(M) cadres” arsenic portion of the team. The arrests till present person happened lone owed to the High Court’s intervention. The SIT has been reluctant to apprehension respective Devaswom Board members, including K.P. Sankar Das.
“None of the Congress leaders person been capable to supply a convincing mentation for the photograph showing premier accused Unnikrishnan Potti and the Bellari-based jeweller Govardhan with Congress person Sonia Gandhi. Former Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala, who had earlier raised allegations regarding an industrialist and the engagement of planetary antique mafia, aboriginal became silent. What happened astatine Sabarimala does not look to beryllium specified golden theft, but thing acold bigger, involving antique smugglers,” helium said.
