Kannur, Jan. 9 -- Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph has alleged that a joint business involving Tantri Kandararu Rajeev, the chief priest arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) today, and former Devaswam minister Kadakampally Surendran was behind the Sabarimala gold theft.

Talking to news persons in response to the arrest of Tantri Kandararu Rajeev, Joseph said "the Congress party is not fully satisfied with the SIT investigation and demanded that the probe be extended to higher-level officials..

He said the public is well aware of who facilitated the entry of the arrested Unnikrishna Potti into the Sabarimala temple and who has been protecting him.

The KPCC president said the political leadership,...