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Former State president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) K. Surendran has alleged that the hold successful arresting Unnikrishnan Potti, the premier accused successful the Sabrimala temple golden theft case, was an effort to shield top-level culprits.
Speaking astatine a property league successful Thrissur connected Saturday, Mr. Surendran claimed that the erstwhile Devaswom Commissioner and erstwhile Travancore Devaswom Board president mightiness beryllium brought nether the probe’s ambit, but it was doubtful if the probe would spell beyond that.
“Communist Party of India (Marxist)‘s [CPI (M)] apical leaders cannot assertion ignorance—nothing happens without their knowledge,” Mr. Surendran said, accusing the authorities of systematically looting temple wealthiness crossed the State.
He besides alleged that the Travancore Devaswom Board continued to disregard the investigating officers and cited the caller golden plating enactment astatine Sabarimala arsenic grounds to it.
“The authorities has nary hint arsenic to however overmuch golden has gone missing. The hurried temple works are lone meant to support the guilty. How tin the TDB proceed with golden plating without the Kerala High Court’s knowledge?” helium asked.
He demanded that the lawsuit beryllium handed implicit to Central agencies, stressing that adjacent Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan had supported specified a move.
Hijab row
On the Hijab contention astatine a Kochi school, Mr. Surendran criticised Education Minister V. Sivankutty for making “baseless” remarks and urged him to reappraisal erstwhile tribunal orders. “The tribunal has made it wide that schoolhouse managements person the authorization to determine connected uniforms. It’s extremist groups that are trying to exploit the Hijab contented to make unrest and disagreement society,” helium said.
