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TDB Seeks High Court-Supervised Inquiry Into Sabarimala Gold Plating as Vigilance Summons Key Sponsor

The shift follows a reported 4 kg shortfall in the dwarapalaka claddings alongside the recovery of plaques tied to a fundraiser now set to face questioning.

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Overview

  • Travancore Devaswom Board president P. S. Prasanth said the board will petition the Kerala High Court for a comprehensive probe covering 1998 to 2025 to examine the gold used and who was responsible.
  • Devaswom Vigilance has summoned Unnikrishnan Potti for interrogation on Saturday after investigators earlier recovered gilded plaques from his sister’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram.
  • The Kerala High Court has already ordered a confidential inventory by a retired judge and directed further vigilance inquiries after criticising the board’s lax handling of temple valuables.
  • Official records show the dwarapalaka coverings weighed 42.8 kg when removed in 2019 but just 38.258 kg when presented for work in 2025, intensifying scrutiny of intermediaries and off-site repairs.
  • Congress and BJP leaders are demanding a CBI or High Court‑monitored investigation, as the TDB acknowledges procedural lapses and says core gold holdings are recorded even as some older registers are missing.