Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 8 (IANS) BJP national executive committee member Kummanam Rajasekharan on Saturday said that the appointment of K. Jayakumar as the new president of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) should mark the beginning of a larger reform to free temple administration from political control.

Jayakumar, a former Chief Secretary of Kerala, has been among the few bureaucrats who enjoyed the trust of successive state governments and was given key posts even after his retirement in 2012.

Veteran BJP leader and former Mizoram Governor Rajasekharan said the government’s decision to appoint a respected bureaucrat to the post was a long-awaited acknowledgement of devotees’ demand to de-politicise the management of temples.

However, he added that the issue would not be resolved mer

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