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Alleging deliberate attempts to malign some the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and the sanctity of the Sabarimala temple, the committee has decided to attack the High Court, seeking a broad probe into discrepancies successful the value of golden plated astatine Sabarimala since 1998, arsenic good arsenic the alleged misuse of the temple nether the guise of sponsorship.
In an authoritative statement, the committee said it was for the tribunal to determine the quality and scope of specified an investigation. It emphasised that the gold-plated sheets were sent to Chennai for repairs strictly pursuing prescribed protocols and that the full golden value of the 14 sheets accrued from 397 gm to 407 gm aft the enactment was completed.
The committee besides noted that pursuing the repair works of 2019, a 40-year warranty was assured for these sheets by Smart Creations and the sponsor. This warranty was the ground connected which the TDB requested the sponsor successful 2025 to transportation retired the repairs.
Dismissing allegations of misappropriation of 4 kg of gold, the committee said specified unfounded claims were intended to tarnish its representation and undermine the sanctity of the temple.
As portion of the Gold Monetisation Scheme and nether the directives of the High Court, the Travancore Devaswom Board had already transferred 467 kg of golden to the Reserve Bank aft subjecting it to a authorities audit. The committee had meticulously categorised each valuables nether the supervision of the Thiruvabharanam Commissioner and submitted these records to the court.
The Board, meanwhile, had besides partnered with NIC Chennai to make specialised bundle to digitally papers each temple valuables, including the Thiruvabharanam, successful a unafraid cloud-based system. These records would besides beryllium presented to the court, the connection added.
