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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.

According to the SIT, the investigation revealed that the tantri had crores of rupees invested illegally with a private firm.

The party expects the issue to resonate in at least 35 constituencies and intends to keep it alive throughout the election period.

Rajeevaru was granted bail last month by the Kollam Vigilance Court, which had observed that there was “not even an iota of evidence” against him.

Padmakumar was arrested by the SIT for allegedly fabricating the TDB documents to show that the gilded sheets of the dwarapalaka idols and the door frames were mere copper sheets.

Padmakumar had already gotten statutory bail in the case related to the alleged misappropriation of gold from the door frames of the sanctum sanctorum at the temple.