BJP state vice-president Radhakrishnan questioned the Thazhamon family’s hereditary claim to the post of Sabarimala Tantri, citing criminal cases involving former and incumbent members of the family.
The gold theft controversy has exacerbated the pain felt by devotees, to the extent that many feel that Sabarimala will be a deciding factor in the assembly elections.
The core of the controversy involves the alleged theft of gold from the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) and the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols of the Sabarimala temple.
