THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: AICC General Secretary and MP KC Venugopal has demanded the resignation of the Devaswom Minister and the Travancore Devaswom Board following the Kerala High Court’s interim order, which observed that the current board had deliberately concealed the 2019 Sabarimala gold theft while entrusting Unnikrishnan Potty with the task of gold plating the Dwarapalaka idols in 2025.

Venugopal said the High Court had clearly observed that a criminal conspiracy had taken place in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft. The court’s findings, he noted, reinforce the allegation that the theft occurred with the silent approval of the Devaswom Board.

“Just as fake records were created during the 2019 gold plating, a criminal conspiracy has taken place in sending the Dwarapalaka panels

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