Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 6 -- BJP National Executive Committee member Kummanam Rajasekharan has strongly condemned the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) for sanctioning Rs 8.22 crore for the recent Global Ayyappa Sangamam.
He described the expenditure as a "wasteful and unnecessary extravaganza."Rajasekharan alleged that Rs 4.11 crore of the sanctioned amount had already been disbursed to the Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society, which is under the control of the ruling CPI(M).
He pointed out that the TDB had previously submitted an affidavit to the Kerala High Court affirming that no government or Devaswom funds would be used for the event.
"Spending temple funds in clear violation of that affidavit amounts to contempt of court,"...