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Kerala Sets Sept. 20 Global Ayyappa Sangamam at Pampa as BJP Protests Stalin Invite

Organisers say the conclave highlights Sabarimala’s heritage to inform a Rs 1,033-crore master plan.

Devotees throng Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, dedicated to the god Ayyappa | ANI

Overview

  • Devaswom Minister V. N. Vasavan met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin in Chennai to invite him as chief guest to the Global Ayyappa Sangamam.
  • Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the one-day gathering at Pampa, the base camp of the Sabarimala temple.
  • Around 3,000 delegates are expected, and a 1,001-member organising committee with the Chief Minister as chief patron is overseeing preparations.
  • The agenda includes discussions on the Cabinet-approved Rs 1,033-crore, three-phase Sabarimala Master Plan focused on infrastructure, crowd management and ecological preservation.
  • BJP leaders criticised the move as election-driven appeasement, with state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar posting a harsh comparison on X about INDI bloc leaders attending.