A gold-plating scam has hit Kerala’s sacred Sabarimala shrine. The Kerala High Court has ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe after the Travancore Devaswom Board’s vigilance report found 4.5 kg of gold missing from the temple’s Dwarapalaka idols, re-plated in 2019. The controversy has triggered a political storm — with the BJP slamming the CPM government and opposition protests erupting inside the Assembly. Shashi Tharoor and Rajeev Chandrasekhar have demanded accountability, calling the scandal a “shameful breach of faith.” As the court-monitored probe begins, the row has turned into a test of faith, governance, and political integrity in Kerala. Business Today brings you the full story.

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