Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (PTI) Former Kerala chief secretary K Jayakumar, who is slated to take charge as the TDB president, on Saturday said that his "immediate concern" would be the smooth conduct of the two-month long Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season which will begin on November 17.

The former IAS officer said that he was informed about him being selected for the post of Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president by state Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan on Friday at Thrissur.

"An order will most likely be issued by Monday as today is a holiday," he told reporters here in the morning.

When reporters asked him whether taking charge of the post would be like putting on a "crown of thorns" due to its past holders being embroiled in various controversies, including the Sabarimala gol

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