Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 5 (IANS) Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president and MLA Sunny Joseph on Wednesday accused the Pinarayi Vijayan-led state government of attempting to shield the accused in the Sabarimala gold plating case by extending the tenure of the current Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).

Joseph’s statement comes hours after the Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted permission to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a scientific examination as part of its probe into the alleged gold plating irregularities at the Sabarimala temple.

Meanwhile, state unit BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said they will approach the Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar and insist that he should not give his ascent to the extension of the present TDB Board.

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