Overview

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin told Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan he cannot attend due to personal commitments and will send ministers Palanivel Thiaga Rajan and P. K. Sekar Babu.
• The invitation set off a backlash from Kerala BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who vowed to resist the leaders’ participation and used a "Hitler celebrating Jews" comparison.
• BJP leaders demanded apologies to Hindus and Ayyappa devotees and called for withdrawal of cases filed during the 2018 Sabarimala protests.
• Kerala ministers V. Sivankutty and V. N. Vasavan dismissed the threats and said the Travancore Devaswom Board–backed event will follow rituals, drawing roughly 3,000 delegates and dignitaries from multiple states.
• The conclave is slated for September in Pathanamthitta’s Pampa, alongside a ₹1,300 crore Sabarimala development master plan that includes a proposed airport and railway line targeted for 2028.