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Sabarimala Gold Plating Controversy: TDB Ex-Administrative Officer Suspended

B Murali Babu had 'mistakenly' mentioned in a report submitted in June 2019 that the gold-plated layer on Sabarimala's Dwarapalaka sculptures was actually of copper.

Thiruvananthapuram/Pathanamthitta: The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on Tuesday suspended former administrative officer B Murari Babu, who had reported that the gold-plated layer on Sabarimala's Dwarapalaka sculptures was actually of copper. Babu, who is currently serving as the deputy Devaswom commissioner in Haripad, has been suspended pending inquiry.

The suspension pertains to a serious error in a report he submitted on June 17, 2019, when he was serving as the administrative officer at Sabarimala. In that report

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