Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (IANS) As Kerala gears up for the two-phase local body elections on December 9 and 11, the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) finds itself confronting a controversy that could shape the political narrative well beyond the polls — the alleged theft of sacred gold ornaments from the revered Sabarimala temple.

The scandal, involving the disappearance of sacred gold ornaments used for adorning the deity, has provoked widespread outrage among devotees and given the opposition a potent campaign weapon.

The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have accused the LDF government of shielding those responsible, calling it a “breach of faith.”

The controversy has revived memories of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, when the entry of

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