Thiruvananthapuram ( Kerala ) [India], November 12 (ANI): Congress leader KC Venugopal on Wednesday slammed the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Kerala government over the ongoing Sabarimala gold theft case. He accused the party of trying to "steal money from temples" and trying to "take them over."

"The Devaswom Minister sits as if he knows nothing. They sold Ayyappa's property and hurt the sentiments of the believers. In the CPI(M), what is happening is the process of taking over temples. CPI(M)'s eyes are on the wealth of temples," Venugopal said here, while addressing the party's march on demanding the arrests in the Sabarimala gold case.

He further criticised the dismissal of Prayar Gopalkrishnan from the Travancore Devaswom Board, saying that the CPM removed the '

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