India, Oct. 4 -- The controversy over the gold-clad plates of the Dwarapalaka idols at Sabarimala triggered a fresh political row on Friday, with allegations flying from both the ruling front and Opposition parties.
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, described the incident as "theft of Sabarimala properties" and called for heightened security for the Ayyappa idol.
"In 2019, when the Dwarapalaka plates were removed for replating, they reached the Chennai factory 39 days later. What happened during those 39 days should be thoroughly investigated," he said.
Satheesan demanded a comprehensive probe into all temple inventories to determine what had been lost. "The current investigation focuses only on procedural lapses...