CPI(M) backs HC probe into ‘missing and unauthorised removal’ of Sabarimala temple artefacts

When journalists noted that the CPI(M) leader A Padmakumar was the president of the TDB when the panels were taken out of the temple for repair in 2019, Mr. Govindan says the party is under no obligation to protect any wrongdoer. Earlier, TDB President P.S. Prasanth stated that TDB officials in 2019 had, prima facie, erred in allowing private intermediaries to transport the gold coverings to Chennai for repair.