Overview
- Opposition legislators disrupted proceedings for a fourth day as the UDF said it will not cooperate until Devaswom Minister V. N. Vasavan resigns and Travancore Devaswom Board members are removed.
- The Kerala High Court has appointed a Special Investigation Team and directed a comprehensive, court-supervised inventory under retired Justice K. T. Sankaran.
- Court records note an unexplained reduction of about 4.5 kg when the Dwarapalaka claddings were last removed for gold-plating in 2019.
- BJP and Congress mounted protests statewide, including a march toward the Chief Minister’s residence, pressing for a CBI investigation and leading to police interventions and arrests.
- KPCC scheduled candlelight protests on October 9 and statewide marches from October 14 to 18, while at least one former Devaswom official, B. Murari Babu, was suspended pending inquiry.