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Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam wide caput Vellapally Natesan connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) sought to dampen protests by the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) authorities successful Kerala implicit the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple golden “theft” controversy.
Mr Natesan told reporters successful Alappuzha that the anti-government protests (demanding the resignations of Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan and Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president P.S. Prasanth) exposed the Opposition’s “political vulnerabilities” successful the important predetermination year. “The Opposition has nary existent contented to enactment the authorities successful the dock”, helium claimed.
Mr Natesan said the Congress’ “faith protection” marches crisscrossing the State would find scarce traction with voters, who, helium said, were much acrophobic astir livelihood issues, employment, societal payment and development.
Mr Natesan said that electoral politics, and not “faith extortion oregon Sabarimala development,” informed the Opposition’s anti-government crusade. “They (the Congress) privation to support the Sabarimala contented simmering till the section assemblage elections due to the fact that determination is small other to speech to the radical about”, helium said.
Mr Natesan rejected the Opposition’s accusation that the authorities had organised the Global Ayyappa Sanghamam successful September astatine Pampa with an oculus connected Hindu votes.
“The authorities did not inject authorities into the gathering and it simply tried to forge a wide statement among each stakeholders for Sabarimala’s development. It had attempted successful vain to instrumentality the Opposition parties onboard”, helium added.
Calls for azygous Devaswom Board
Mr Natesan said, ideally, determination should beryllium lone 1 Devaswom Board, with an IAS serviceman arsenic the main enforcement officer, accountable to the High Court and the government.
“The authorities should represent the apex Devaswom governing assemblage connected the lines of the Spices Board oregon the Coir Board, with governmental appointees arsenic chairpersons oregon directors and not executives, to forestall corruption”, helium added.
On schoolhouse appointments
Mr Natesan said the Supreme Court had allowed the Nair Service Society (NSS) to marque appointments successful its aided schools without simultaneously adhering to the 4% preservation for persons with disabilities successful the backstage wide acquisition sector.
“The authorities erred successful denying the alleviation obtained by the NSS to different assemblage managements. When the Bishops rallied, the authorities relented submissively”, helium said.
Criticises Transport Minister
Mr Natesan besides criticised Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar for behaving “imperiously” to KSRTC workers.
“The Minister’s impetuous and contemptuous behaviour to employees and authorities officials harks backmost to the oppressive and decadent feudal epoch relegated to history’s dustbin”, helium said.
