Sabarimala ‘Theft’ Row: Kerala Devaswom Minister Alleges Conspiracy

Kerala Minister Alleges Conspiracy In Missing Gold Artefacts At Sabarimala

The political and religious storm surrounding the gold artefacts of the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple escalated sharply, with the Kerala Devaswom minister alleging a "larger conspiracy" behind the six-year disappearance of a Dwarapalaka idol pedestal.

Sabarimala ‘theft’ row: Kerala Devaswom Minister alleges conspiracy

Vasavan says circumstances surrounding the recovery of objects from the house of the person who ‘donated’ it to the temple are ‘mystifying’ and warrant a criminal investigation

Kerala minister flags conspiracy in Sabarimala's missing gold artefacts

The pedestal has since been returned to the shrine.

Minister, TDB allege conspiracy behind Sabarimala ‘missing’ peedam episode, sponsor denies charges

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 29 (PTI) Kerala Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on Monday alleged a conspiracy behind the episode of the "missing" gold-coated peedam (pedestal) of the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols at Sabarimala, which was later recovered from the residence of a sponsor’s relative.Vasavan accused sponsor Unnikrishnan Potty of staging a "drama" by hiding the peedam and then alleging that it had g…